This French porcelain dessert plate was made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, between 1870 and 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant first ordered a state dinner service featuring this pattern in 1870, and reordered it in 1873. Along the top edge of the plate is an eagle holding olive branches, likely inspired by the imagery of the Great Seal of the United States and early versions of the President's Seal. The service featured an variety of flowers, including roses, lilacs, peonies, and lilies.

This French porcelain dinner plate was made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, between 1870 and 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant first ordered a state dinner service featuring this pattern in 1870, and reordered it in 1873. Along the top edge of the plate is an eagle holding olive branches, likely inspired by the imagery of the Great Seal of the United States and early versions of the President's Seal. The service also features an variety of flowers, including roses, lilacs, peonies, and trumpet vines, as seen here.

These porcelain breakfast pieces, including a plate, a teacup, and a saucer, were made by Theodore Haviland of Limoges, France, in 1895. It was part of a set that First Lady Frances Cleveland ordered for the White House during Grover Cleveland's second term in the White House. The pattern features scattered pink roses and green leaves.

These china pieces, including a cake stand, a compote, and a fruit basket, were made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, in 1870. The pieces are part of a porcelain service with a buff band and floral motif that President Ulysses S. Grant ordered for the White House.

This French porcelain soup plate was made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, between 1870 and 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant first ordered a state dinner service featuring this pattern in 1870, and reordered it in 1873. A design inspired by the Great Seal of the United States appears on the gold and black band around the plate. The service also features an variety of flowers, including roses, lilacs, peonies, and lilies, as seen here.

This French porcelain soup plate was made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, between 1870 and 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant first ordered a state dinner service featuring this pattern in 1870, and later reordered it in 1873. Along the top edge of the plate is an eagle holding olive branches, likely inspired by the imagery of the Great Seal of the United States and early versions of the President's Seal. The service featured a variety of flowers, including roses, lilacs, peonies, and red field lilies, as seen here.

These porcelain serving pieces, including a vegetable tureen, a gravy boat, and a fruit basket, were made by the firm Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, in 1870, during Ulysses S. Grant's administration. They are part of the rose-band service that Grant purchased for the White House.

This mark appears on the foot of a porcelain after-dinner coffee cup that President Ulysses S. Grant ordered from J.W. Boteler & Bro. in 1873. The cup was part of a supplement to Abraham Lincoln's royal purple china service made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France.

This maker's mark appears on china made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, for the Washington, D.C. firm of J.W. Boteler & Bro. in the late 19th century. Porcelain pieces ordered during the Ulysses S. Grant and Chester Arthur administrations bore this mark.

These French porcelain serving pieces, including a compote, a cake stand, and a dinner plate, were made by Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, between 1869 and 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant first ordered a state china service featuring this pattern in 1869, and reordered supplemental pieces in 1873 ahead of the White House wedding of Grant's daughter Nellie. The service features a gold border, a version of the Great Seal of the United States, and hand-painted flowers.

This photograph shows the mark printed on china made by Théo Haviland of Limoges, France, for the Washington, D.C. firm of J.W. Boteler & Son in the 1890s, likely during Grover Cleveland's second administration.