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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.
Rooster Figurine
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Rooster Figurine

Object numberMO 1947.93.452
Name Figurine
Maker (American, founded 1880)
Date1928
Mediumporcelain, pottery
Dimensionsoverall H 5 in x W 3 1/2 in x D 2 1/2 in (12.7 cm x 8.9 cm x 6.4 cm )
DescriptionA blue-green porcelain rooster figurine. The maker's mark -- a reverse R back-to-back with the letter P -- is on the underside of the base and flames surround the letters and the following text: M, and on the bottom, RP / XXVIII / 6030. The Roman numerals translate into 28.
Label TextPresident Roosevelt kept this figurine on his Oval Office desk. It is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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