A wicker basket presented to President Harry S. Truman in the 1940s. Basket, with lid, measures 16 x 7.5 x 10.5, and has a handle and two loops on the front. Accompanied by a detailed 1984 letter of provenance on a White House card, by Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a best selling author as well as housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from President Hoover through President Eisenhower. Letter reads: “The lovely basket was presented to Harry S. Truman with a bottle of Southern Compfort [sic] in the 1940s. Harry loved his whiskey and his poker too.” Hinges broken off, otherwise fine condition.
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