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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Vermeil Plate
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Vermeil Plate

Artifact ID1967.5.5.4
Object Type Plate, Food
Gifter
Date ca.1965
Date GiftedFebruary 9, 1967
Medium Metal, vermeil & sapphire
DimensionsOverall H 7 1/4 in x W 7 1/4 in x D 3/4 in (18.4 cm x 18.4 cm x 1.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOne of a set of 24 gold vermeil 8-sided plates with "LBJ" set in sapphires on the rim.
Historical NoteThis vermeil plate with embedded sapphires is part of a set given to President Lyndon B. Johnson by His Majesty Hassan II, King of Morocco during a state visit to Washington, D.C. on February 9, 1967.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to President Lyndon B. Johnson during his term in office. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • February 9, 1967
Not on view
Place Gifted
Morocco
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