Image: 1903 Martiny US presidential seal

Description: A bronze plaque of the Seal of the President of the United States, made from a model by sculptor Philip Martiny in 1903, and installed in the floor of the north entranceway of the White House (directly beneath the lantern) during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. Also placed in the floor nearby was an inscription of "1792-1902" in an ellipse of 45 stars (the number of states at the time). During a 1948 renovation, President Truman had this plaque moved to above the door to the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, where it remains today.
Title: 1903 Martiny US presidential seal
Credit: Scanned from page 431 of The Eagle And The Shield, 1978, by Richard S. Patterson and Richardson Dougall. Courtesy of the Office off the Curator, the White House.
Author: Philip Martiny (photo by the White House)
Permission: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse The author died in 1927, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1928. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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