The White House : its historic furnishings and first families / by Betty C. Monkman ; principle photography by Bruce White.

Author/creator Monkman, Betty C.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : White House Historical Association ; New York : Abbeville Press, ©2000.
Description320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Subjects
White House (Washington, D.C.)--History.
Furniture--Washington (D.C.). --History.

Contents The President's house in the early years, 1789-1814 -- French taste at its White House zenith, 1817-29 -- The People's president and the Jacksonian Era, 1830-40s -- Revivals of the "Antique" at mid-Century, 1850s-60s -- Renaissance revivals and the Aesthetic Movement, 1870s-1890s -- National identity and the Colonial Revival, 1900-1950s -- A museum evolves from a collection -- Important acquisitions, 1961-2000.
General note"With the support of the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg White House Publications Fund."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-314) and index.
LCCN 00027085
ISBN0789206242 (alk. paper)