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October 31st, 1951
THE KING is GIFT TO THE PRESIDENT
On November 2nd Princess Elizabeth will present,
on behalf of her father, the candelabra and looking glass
which the King has given to the President of the United
States on the occasion of the restoration of the Thite
House. This gift, which will be installed in the Blue
Room of the White House, has been described as follows:
(i)
A rare pair of English candelabra, the centre
urns of blue john, with finely chased ormolu
TRUMAR
branches and swags. By Matthew Boulton.
'NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
Circa 1770. Height, two feet eleven inches
KECORDS
SERVICE'
and width of base, six and a half inches.
(ii) A carved gilt landscape mirror with flower
painting inset above. Circa 1726. Height,
six feet eight inches and width four feet seven
inches.
Matthew Boulton, who lived from 1728 to 1809, was
an English engineer and a well-known designer of silver
and metal-work.
Definitions of some of the technical terms used above
in describing the gift are:-
Ormolu
The word came into regular use in France about 1675.
It denotes the gilding of bronze or brass with gold-leaf.
Ormolu work in Great Britain is first mentioned in 1762.
Bluejohn (or fluorite)
Is abundant as a vein associated with lead ore in
Derbyshire.
Swag
A festoon or hanging cluster of flowers.
Distributed By
BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES
903 National Press Building, Washington 4, D. C.
An Agency of the British Government
This
material is filed with the Department of Justice, where the required registration statement of BIS under 56 Stat. 248-258 as an agency of the British Government
is available for inspection. Registration does not imply approval or disapproval of this material by the United States Government.