The Lost Masterpiece
Louis Comfort Tiffany, still famed today for his stained glass, made a large panel for the White House entrance hall in 1882. Chester Arthur had taken office after the death of President Garfield, and Arthur was a man of refined tastes. As every occupant of the mansion has done to some degree, he remade the place. In fact, he got rid of 24 wagonloads of stuff from earlier White House inhabitants, before commissioning Tiffany to redo many of the rooms. A later President, Teddy Roosevelt, would do much the same, extensively remodeling the house and grounds. He removed the Tiffany masterpiece and had it sold, possibly for as little as $275. It ended up in a hotel that burned to the ground.
Teddy Roosevelt liked large animal heads better than Tiffany glass and added them to several rooms.
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