The Yellow Oval Room
Floral Arrangement
History of the Yellow Oval Room
- The room was completed in 1801
- Dolley Madison first decorated the room in yellow damask in 1809
Abigail Fillmore got an allocation from Congress for books to make the room into the first White House library
- The Harrisons continued to use the room as a library and family parlor and, in 1889, put the first White House Christmas tree here
- Franklin D Roosevelt converted the room into his study, and it was in this room on December 7, 1941, that he learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
- Laura Bush used it often to entertain female dignitaries
- In recent years it has often been used for formal private receptions for important guests
1882
The room as the White House's first library.
1939
The room as Roosevelt's novelty themed study.
2006
Laura Bush with the first lady of Honduras
Modern American Floral Arrangement
Materials
- Water
- Floral food
- Vase
- Ribbon
- Hot glue (for ribbon)
- Folding knife
- Floral scissors
- Leaf shine
- Ribbon shears
- Stem stripper
- Stem tape
- 20 gauge floral wire
Flowers and Foliage
Flowers:
Yellow freesia- Form
White Gypsophilia- Filler
White Lisianthus- Line
Pink Rose- mass
Small orange rose- mass
Foliage:
Aspidistra leaf
Pittosporum
Steel grass- also used for line
Cites
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor2/yellow-oval-room.htm (pictures and info)
http://www.interflora.co.uk/myinterfloracreation.xml (used to make and name flowers)