page_title: Pickard China
section_title: Official sets
hierarchical_section_title: Pickard China / Official sets
caption_attribution_description: Teacup and teacup saucer which form part of the new White House china service on April 27, 2015, on display in the China Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Each setting of the new china contains 11 pieces, and there are 320 settings. Most of the pieces have an edge of textured gold, a fluted band of color named "Kailua blue" (inspired by the color of the sea off President Obama's home state of Hawaii), and a narrow inner band of gold. Pickard China of Illinois manufactured the porcelain. The teacup is slightly different in that the edge is untextured gilt gold.
context_page_description: Pickard China is a porcelain decorating and manufacturing company in Antioch, Illinois, United States. The company was founded in 1893, and continues to produce ceramic tableware and art ware today.
context_section_description: In 1977, Pickard was selected by the U.S. Department of State to manufacture the official service of china used by American embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. The special decoration has an embossed gold border of stars and stripes and an embossed reproduction of the Great Seal of The United States. Pickard was also selected to produce exclusive fine china services for heads of state, corporations, and hotels including The King of Saudi Arabia, Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Corporation, General Motors, the U.S. Air Force, New York's Gracie Mansion, the United Nations, Air Force One, Blair House and Camp David.
  The 3,520-piece Obama State China service was introduced on April 27, 2015.
caption: Barack Obama White House state china
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