Pink ceramic pitcher from the White House, presented by Bess Truman to longtime White House seamstress and housekeeper Lillian Rogers Parks. Rose-colored pitcher stands 3.75″ tall, and is trimmed in gold around the handle and top edge, with ”W. H. Tatler Decorating Co.,” printed on the bottom, as well as Parks’s affixed original inventory label. Accompanied by a 1983 detailed letter of authenticity, on White House letterhead, from Parks, who was a best selling author as well as housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from President Hoover through President Eisenhower, which reads, in part: “This lovely small pitcher was given to me by First Lady Bess Truman just before the White House closed for a complete Restoration. It is difficult to put an exact date on the origin of the pitcher. It was in the White House many years prior to President Truman. While it may have been used in other rooms, my Mama, Maggie Rogers, and I remember it only being in the Rose Room (Queens Room). It was part of the original pitcher and bowl set…The pitcher would have been used by Presidents, First Ladies, as well as distinguished guests.” In very fine condition. The White House guests Mrs. Parks is referring to are Winston Churchill, King Edward and the Queen Mother, as well as many other notables.
