The material culture of Theodore Roosevelt (#3): Simple and unmistakably American
Subject(s): Butt, Archibald Willingham, 1866-1912, Mission statements, Plates (Tableware)--Collectors and collecting, Porcelain, British, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943, Wedgwood ware, White House (Washington, D.C.)
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Gregory A. Wynn describes the set of china ordered by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the White House during President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. Wynn traces the history of White House china, and he highlights the selection of Wedgwood china from England as the supplier for the Roosevelt White House. Wynn writes that Edith Roosevelt ordered all of the chipped and broken pieces be destroyed rather than sold at the end of her husband’s term. The Roosevelt china, the first to employ the seal of the United States, was kept and used during President William Howard Taft’s administration.
Four photographs of examples of the china from Wynn’s collection supplement the article. A text box with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears at the end of the column.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2011
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The material culture of Theodore Roosevelt (#3): Simple and unmistakably American. [2011]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308414. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wynn, Gregory A.. The material culture of Theodore Roosevelt (#3): Simple and unmistakably American. [2011]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308414.
APA:
Wynn, Gregory A.., [2011]. The material culture of Theodore Roosevelt (#3): Simple and unmistakably American.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308414.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
