[Illustration: Figure 8.--LETTERHEAD OF J. K. KERR, from whom the buff set was ordered. (Smithsonian photo 60001-B.)] [Illustration: Figure 9.--GRAVY BOAT AND SOUP BOWL from the buff-bordered French porcelain ordered by Mrs. Lincoln for the White House in 1865. (USNM acc. 228204; Smithsonian photo 48115-Y.)] [Illustration: Figure 10.--PIECES FROM THE BUFF-BORDERED SERVICE displayed in the China Room in the White House. (_Photo by Abbie Rowe, courtesy National Park Service._)] [Illustration: Figure 11.--SOUP BOWL FROM THE ROYAL WORCESTER SERVICE used at the summer White House at the Soldiers' Home during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln. (USNM acc. 228204; Smithsonian photo 48115-F.)] Despite Commissioner French's concern, the account was not completely settled until a year after the china had been delivered. The first bill is receipted as paid on August 29, 1865, at which time it was endorsed "Received from B B French C. P. Bgs the above amnt of Two thousand three hundred & thirty two dollars in full of this account." (The difference between this amount and that given above is accounted for by the fact that the original order included 4 dozen goblets and 28 dozen wineglasses of various sizes, costing a total of $632.50.) The second bill was paid on February 10, 1866. The inventory made when Mrs. Lincoln turned over the White House to President Johnson lists under china and glassware "One full set China," which was certainly this buff and gold service, and "3 small remnants of china sets nearly all broken up," which must have included the remaining pieces of the royal-purple service.[13] Evidently, the Johnsons decided to use the purple china, because we find that in less than a year they ordered replacement pieces for it. A bill from E. V. Haughwout, dated January 17, 1866[14] lists-- To the following articles of rich China Ware with Arms & Crests of the U.S. to replace the pieces broken & lost of the Solferino sett viz 1 salad dish, 4 pickles, 36 custard cups, } 24 egg cups, 18 dishes--4/10-, 6/11-, } 6/13-, 1/15-, 1/18-inch } 6 comports 3/high, 2/low, & 1/shell } 2 dessert sugars, 2 round baskets } 2 butter dishes, 31 dinner plates } 57 dessert plates, 48 tea plates } 25 soup " , 26 preserve " } 36 breakfast coffees, 36 black coffees } 36 teas, 1 Cake plate, 4 pitchers } 1 Ice bowl } 2061.25