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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Rho Dendra Saucer
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Rho Dendra Saucer

Object numberMO 1980.35.8
Name Saucer
Maker (American, 1916 - 1952)
Date1939
Mediumceramic (glazed)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 5 1/2 in (14 cm )
DescriptionA saucer in the Rho Dendra pattern in blue. The pattern consists of a white center depression separated from the blue bowl of the saucer by a narrow black band. The design of the saucer has been customized with the addition of the Roosevelt coat of arms and name in black in the center of the depression.

On the reverse of the plate, the manufacturer's mark is stamped in black: Rho Dendra / CARR CHINA.
Label TextThis saucer is part of a partial set of matching Rho Dendra china (MO 1980.35.1-12) manufactured in 1939 by the Carr China Company in Grafton, West Virginia especially as a gift for Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt proceeded to give the set to Earl Miller who served as her bodyguard during the years when FDR was Governor of New York and became a close friend. Miriam S. Abelow, who donated the set to the FDR Library, received the china from Earl Miller who was a friend and correspondent of Mrs. Abelow and her husband.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Miriam S. Abelow in 1980.
Credit LineGift of Miriam S. Abelow
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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