Melania trump has announced the restoration of a collection of furniture made for the white house by frenchman pierre antoine.
White house blue room furniture.
Tiffany tinted the walls of the blue room in a light green robin s egg blue which became lighter toward the ceiling and culminated in an ivory and silver frieze of hand pressed paper.
But in 1860 nearly all the pieces were sold at an auction.
Cnn two hundred years ago president james monroe purchased 53 pieces of gilded french furniture for what is now the white house blue room.
During the administration of john adams the blue room served as the south entrance hall though it has always functioned as the principal reception room of the white house.
Pierre antoine bellange a designer for the royal palaces in france created fifty three carved and gilded pieces of furniture for the room today known as the blue room.
Trump is pleased to unveil the recently restored bellangé suite a collection of furniture made for the white house in 1817 by pierre antoine bellangé.
Trump returned to the blue room several restored pieces from a historic 53 piece furniture set known as the bellangé suite.
The sapphire blue fabric used for the draperies and furniture covering is similar in color to fabric used in the room in 1800 s.
The bellange suite furnishings were brought to the white house in 1817 by president james monroe formerly the us ambassador to france.
Decor upgrades are a bit more complicated at the white.
Before becoming president james monroe served as a diplomat to france.
Much of the furniture was sold off over the years as a way of paying for new furniture.
The price tag of 18 417 17 briefly drew the ire of the.
The rococo revival furniture was kept and reupholstered in blue silk canvas.
Some of the pieces including one of the two original bergères were reacquired during the kennedys push to collect original white house furnishings.
It wasn t until 1837 that the elliptical saloon became the blue room.
The furniture has a golden eagle surrounded by leaves on its upholstery.
In 2005 in response to the.