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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.
Dog Bowl Used by Fala
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Dog Bowl Used by Fala

Artifact IDMO 1973.18a
Object Type Dish, Pet
Maker
Dateca. 1933-1945
Mediumceramic
Dimensionsoverall H 2 5/8 in x Diam 5 3/4 in (6.7 cm x 14.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA circular red ceramic dog bowl. The bowl has raised lettering on both sides reading: DOG. The top opening is smaller in circumference than the flat base.
Historical NoteThis dog bowl for President Roosevelt’s dog, Fala, was kept in the President’s Study in the White House residence. FDR had a lifelong affection for pets. The best known was Fala, a Scottish terrier given to him by his distant cousin, Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, in 1940. During World War II, Fala became Roosevelt’s constant companion and the most famous dog in America. This dog bowl is on display in the FALA exhibit in the Museum’s WORLD WAR II gallery.
Additional Details
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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