This document provides information about James and Dolley Madison and artifacts from their time in the White House through multiple images and captions. It discusses Dolley Madison's role in saving artifacts from the White House during the War of 1812 when the building was burned. It also features images of paintings, drawings and artifacts from the White House and Montpelier estate during the Madison presidency between 1809-1817.
5. Burgess Meredith and Ginger Rogers in “The Magnificent Doll” ( 1946)
Eve Best, “American Experience,” PBS (2010)
“Forged by Fire”WHHA School Program
8. West colonnade from the Rose Garden,WH Photo
Thomas Jefferson’s sketch for the design of the
wings, ca. 1803. Massachusetts Historical Society
9. B.H. Latrobe’s drawing of the President’s House plan, 1803. Library of Congress
State Floor Plan, ca. 1880. Library of Congress
10. Old Supreme Court Chamber, U.S. Supreme Court
B.H. Latrobe,St. John’s Church, LOC
Decatur House,WHHA
11. Sofa and chair designs by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, ca. 1809. Maryland Historical Society
Modern sofa designed after Latrobe
byAmerican Classical Furniture
12. The “elliptical salon,” 1810-1814 by PeterWaddell,WHHA
Chinese tea box, ca. 1811 with a lining of
pink ground French wallpaper. WHHA (WHC)
13. Argand Lamp, c. 1830, one a pair owned
by Dolley Madison. White House Collection
Plan for mantel with embellished French plate mirror, 1809. LOC
14. Dessert Cooler and SoupTureen, c.1806 purchased by James and Dolley Madison
used inWashington and Montpelier
Dinner plate in the Madison state service, 1806.
Part of a porcelain service purchased by James Madison
from James Monroe. Dolley Madison designed the monogram
15. Decanter, 1816, one of a pair presented to Madison in 1816
Cruet Stand and Candlesticks,1789, Pres. and Mrs. Madison bought
these items from James Monroe in 1803
21. The President’s House
by George Munger, ca. 1814-1815,
WHHA, (WHC Collection)
George Munger’s watercolor
of the U.S. Capitol in 1814,
Kiplinger Collection.