Red and Gold Punch Bowl Set

Artifact ID1987.273.1 a-m

Object Type Bowl, Punch

Gifter Aleksandr Belyakov

Date before 1976

Medium wood, paint, lacquer

DimensionsOverall (cups) H 2 in x W 2 1/4 in x D 4 in (5.1 cm x 5.7 cm x 10.2 cm )
Overall (bowl) H 10 1/2 in x W 19 in x D 9 1/2 in (26.7 cm x 48.3 cm x 24.1 cm )

Physical Description(a) A bright red punch bowl painted with a gold floral design has a curved handle on each side.

(b-m) Six identical spherical punch cups hang from each side of the rim by a curved hook.
Historical NotePresident Gerald R. Ford received this wooden punch bowl set containing a punch bowl and twelve matching cups on June 23, 1975 from Russian Lt. General Aleksandr Belyakov, the pilot of the Soviet 1937 trans-polar flight.Additional Details

Custodial History NoteA foreign official gifted the item to President Gerald R. Ford during his term in office. It was presented to him and was maintained at the Executive Office of the President until its transfer to the National Archives in 1981 for deposit with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

National Archives Catalog CollectionGerald R. Ford Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 620931)

National Archives Catalog SeriesHead of State Gifts Given to President Gerald R. Ford (74639696)

Use Restriction Status Unrestricted

Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.

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