White House & Scalamandré

Scalamandré fabrics have been a hallmark of White House decor over the years. Here's a review of some of the Scalamandré designs used in the Executive Mansion from Truman to Obama. All rights reserved to appropriate copyright holders. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandré used by Jackie and Boudin for the Empire Guest Suite. Same fabric used by Truman for West Sitting Hall. A red and cream toile called "The Victory of Washington and the Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin." It shows Washington in a leopard drawn chariot with the Goddess of Independence and Benjamin Franklin with the Goddess of Liberty carrying a banner with the words "Where liberty dwells there is my country." www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandré was used for the Cabinet Room curtains for G.W. Bush. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandré was used by the G.W. Bush Oval Office chairs. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandré was used for the Lincoln Bedroom bed curtains by Laura Bush. www.pinkpillbox.com
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Margaret Truman's Bedroom. Scalamandré was used for the 1952 bedroom curtains (a glazed chintz in green and rose on a cream background taken from a Louis XVI printed called "The Triumph of Hymen") for Margaret Truman's bedroom. Mamie would reuse the same curtains in her own bedroom. Picture: Truman Library. Info Source: The White House in Picture and Story by Joseph Leeming. www.pinkpillbox.com
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Margaret Truman's Sitting Room. Scalamandré was used for the 1952 bedroom curtains (a glazed chintz in green and rose on a cream background taken from a Louis XVI printed called "The Triumph of Hymen") for Margaret Truman's bedroom. Mamie would reuse the same curtains in her own bedroom. Source: The White House in Picture and Story by Joseph Leeming pg. 83. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Mamie and Ike's bedroom. Scalamandré was used for the 1952 bedroom curtains (a glazed chintz in green and rose on a cream background taken from a Louis XVI printed called "The Triumph of Hymen") for Margaret Truman's bedroom. Mamie would reuse the same curtains in her own bedroom. Source: The White House in Picture and Story by Joseph Leeming. www.pinkpillbox.com
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Scalamandré was used for the 1952 bedroom curtains (a glazed chintz in green and rose on a cream background taken from a Louis XVI printed called "The Triumph of Hymen") for Margaret Truman's bedroom. Mamie would reuse the same curtains in her own bedroom. Source: The White House in Picture and Story by Joseph Leeming. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandre fabric Jardin de Tuileries used by Pat Nixon in West Sitting Hall for sofa and chairs. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandre dominated Clinton's Oval Office through curtains, rug and upholstery. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandre was used for the wall covering border under Kennedy and Boudin. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandre fabric on Green Room chair, from Laura Bush redo. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandre fabric on Blue Room chairs since the Nixon era. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Since the Nixon era, Scalamandre has been a feature of the Blue Room's curtains and upholstery. www.pinkpillbox.com.
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Scalamandré returned to the Green Room walls and furniture by the Nixon's. www.pinkpillbox.com.