Virtual Tour of the Blaine House - State Dining Room
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The State Dining Room
The green and silver color scheme in the State Dining Room was chosen to represent the trees and lakes of Maine. Complementing this scheme is a Priscilla Turner rug that is based on an 1870s design. The formal china is a Syracuse pattern in blue and gold bearing the State Seal. The Maine silver served aboard two battleships Maine (1895-98, 1905-22) and was rescued from the bottom of Havana harbor after the first Maine blew up in 1898 at the beginning of the Spanish-American War. Over the mantle hangs a portrait of James G. Blaine by Augustus Franzen, a gift from the statesman's daughter, Mrs. Walter J. Damrosch. Also on display is the Maine Tourmaline Necklace, which was made in 1977 by Addison W. Saunders of Ellsworth and given to the State by the Maine Retail Jewelers Association. The State Dining Room can seat thirty-six guests.