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Beautiful 5.25 x 6 swatch of handsomely embroidered golden upholstery fabric, left over from the restoration of the White House overseen by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed 1983 letter of provenance on White House letterhead from Norma Arata, addressed to noted collector Raleigh DeGeer Amyx, in part: "It is with pleasure I present to you some of the fabric which was left over from the material used in the Main Dining Room following the Restoration of the White House under the supervision of First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The beautiful fabric is gold in color. Larry Arata came to the White House in 1961, at the invitation of the First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. He had been recommended to her by Mrs. Paul Mellon because he was such a superior craftsman. Accordingly, Larry lived at the White House during the entire restoration and literally upholstered every piece of furniture in the White House during the Kennedy Restoration. I met my husband, Larry Arata, at the White House in 1961, and we were married on February 20, 1963. This was only eight months before the Assassination of President Kennedy."
