North Wall of Long Room

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North Wall of Long Room

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/50740516

Original caption: 679-AC North Wall of long room. Marble-topped table from estate of Peter C. Brooks; skirt mirror underneath table for the convenience of ladies; Chinese rice bowl in center of table belonged to John Adams; on either end of table are three-branched, prism-trimmed candelabra. The gilt chairs at each end of the table belonged to Dolly Madison. Round footstools are covered in needlepoint.

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Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849

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Dolley Madison, the fourth First Lady of the United States, is widely remembered as the most lively of the early First Ladies. As a prominent entertainer and hostess, she helped shape the role of First Lady and served as the model for every future First Lady to come. Dolley Payne was born on May 20, 1768, in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was the fourth of eight children born to John and Mary Payne. The family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1783. In 1790, Dolley Payne married la...