Since I love history, I've been enjoying all the articles about women's suffrage that I've seen since this year marks the hundredth anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. And this week, I came across a photo related to tea and suffrage while perusing the online archives of the Library of Congress. You may not recognize the lady here, but I'll bet you recognize the man on the left: "Photograph shows President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) with Philena Fobes Fine in Princeton, New Jersey where he went to cast a vote in favor of the Woman Suffrage Amendment on October 19, 1915. Philena Fine was the wife of Princeton University professor Henry B. Fine. Wilson went to their home for tea after voting." (Source: Flickr Commons project, 1915 and the Woodrow Wilson House, 2020)
Now isn't it fun to know that the president went to tea after voting there in New Jersey? (What kind? What did the china look like? Were there finger sandwiches? Inquiring minds want to know.)
They look like they're having a fun conversation, and I'm intrigued by Mrs. Fine's feathery hat and stole or scarf. Sure wish I could find photos of them having tea! 
Great picture not far from home. Wish we did see teawares too.
ReplyDeleteThose are very interesting photos! They do make us history-lovers want more details. Although we don't know what china was used at Mrs. Fine's tea for President Wilson, we can look up information on what china President Wilson used at the White House. Here's a good piece of trivia--the Wilson presidential china was the first White House china manufactured in the USA! The china services ordered by previous Presidents had all been made in either France or England. For a quick overview, you can look up "White House china" on Wikipedia--it has some photos, too.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating tea tidbit of history. I love what you find.
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