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Fruit Basket
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- ca. 1820-1830
- Type
- Furnishings
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
Fruit Basket
This gilded fruit basket was made in France between 1820 and 1830 and belonged to John Tyler, who became president after William Henry Harrison's death in 1841. The basket features two bisque winged angels. It is one of the few objects in the White House associated with Tyler, who held office during an economic depression and did not receive funds from Congress to furnish or maintain the White House.
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