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American Artifacts: White House Decorative Arts

Airing: Sunday, 8am ET, 7pm ET, 10pm ET

Washington, DC
Sunday, November 6, 2011

White House Curator William Allman shows us decorative arts rarely seen outside the White House, including gilded furniture purchased from France in 1817, and a silver dining room centerpiece called Hiawatha’s boat.  Allman takes us on a tour of the “Something of Splendor” exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, marking the 50th Anniversary of the White House Historical Association.

Updated: Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:58am (ET)

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