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Custard Cup with Lid

1865
Artist/maker unknown, French Sold by Joseph and James K. Kerr's China Hall, Philadelphia (1863–1866)
Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882) selected two large state dinner and dessert services during the Lincoln administration. She was apparently the first First Lady to play such an assertive role in choosing furnishings for the White House.

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