Small hand-painted ceramic watering pitcher personally gifted to President John F. Kennedy, 2.5 x 4.25 x 1.25, with front side depicting an image of a 'sleeping Mexican' near cacti, with the word "Mexico" below, and the back showing hills, grass, and a large tree. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Kennedy's longtime secretary Evelyn Lincoln on White House letterhead, October 11, 1994, to noted JFK collector Robert L. White, in full: "This colorful small jug with scenes of Mexico and the word Mexico on it, which you now have in your possession, was given to President John F. Kennedy by some friends who brought it back after a visit to Mexico City. It stood on his desk in the Oval Office for a couple days when it was removed and placed in a file cabinet in a small room down the hall near the Cabinet Room. It was later discarded." Provenance: Guernsey's, 1998.
