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| Keywords: Thomire.JPG en A set of ormolu clock with a figure of Minerva and candlesticks in the Empire-style purchased in Paris in 1817 by the U S president James Monroe in order to adorn the White House that had been burned down by the English in 1814 Bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire clock movement by Louis Moinet When this photo was taken in the early 1960s it was located in the Blue Room of the White House now it is the Entrance Hall of the presidential residence 2007-10-29 National Archives and Records Administration United States Government PD-USGov Original upload log This file was originally uploaded at en wikipedia as http //en wikipedia org/wiki/File Thomire JPG File Thomire JPG before it was transferred to Commons using FtCG wikitable - 02 52 31 October 2007 1 562 × 2 073 3 188 204 bytes GearedBull w en <nowiki> Mantel in the Blue Room of the White House with ormolu candlesticks and case clock with of a figure of Minerva by Pierrre-Philippe Thomire Mantel deisgn by Charles Follen McKim Source National Archives and Records Administration </nowiki> Clocks in the United States Pierre-Philippe Thomire Louis Moinet Sculptures in the White House Statues of Minerva Pendule Ormolu Blue Room White House | ||||
