Friday, January 17, 2025

The Second Lady and the tea service


You just never know what you'll come across when perusing the photos on the Library of Congress website. I thought this one was wonderful, and it shows "Lois Kimsey Marshall, wife of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, standing next to a silver tea service."

This photo is from 1920, and Marshall served under President Woodrow Wilson.

I noticed the beautiful silver tea service (actually, it appears to be a tea and coffee service) and Mrs. Marshall's fabulous feathered hat! What catches your attention?

4 comments:

  1. After the shiny silver tea service and the great feathery hat, It was the marble columns in the background that caught my attention--they made me wonder WHERE the photo was taken. Looking again, it appears that Mrs. Marshall is standing in front of a white statue on a low black base. Since I live in DC, it would be interesting to know which building this photo was taken in.

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  2. What a great picture! I love her hat.

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  3. The silver and her hat catch my attention. I wonder where the photo was taken?

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