Lot 222
222
AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION TWO-HANDLED TRAY OF PRESIDENTIAL INTEREST
SILVER FORMERLY FROM THE DWIGHT D. AND MAMIE EISENHOWER COLLECTION: PROPERTY OF THE JOHN S. D. EISENHOWER TRUST
AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION TWO-HANDLED TRAY OF PRESIDENTIAL INTEREST

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1959

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AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION TWO-HANDLED TRAY OF PRESIDENTIAL INTEREST
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1959
shaped oval, the border chased with scrolls and leaftips and with applied scroll rim, the center engraved WELCOME HOME President and Mrs. Eisenhower WITH AFFECTIONATE REGARD AND BEST WISHES FROM YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN GETTYSBURG AMD ADAMS COUNTY. JANUARY 20, 1961, marked on underside and with date symbol, engraved with initials PF
25 ¾ in. (65.4 cm.) long, over handles; 121 oz. 6 dwt. (3,773 gr.)

Lot Essay

President Eisenhower and the First Lady purchased a 690 acre farm and house outside Gettysburg, PA in 1950. The property served as a weekend retreat for the President and his family as well as a meeting center for dignitaries and world leaders. Upon leaving the White House in 1961, the farm became the permanent residence for the Eisenhowers. Presently known as the Eisenhower National Historic Site, the property is open to the public.

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