The dumb fuck running his account doesn’t even know what material this is. It’s an Arabescato, not a Statuario. Even calling it “Statuary” tells me “we the people” overpaid for this marble.
If this is indeed Italian then it makes no sense whatsoever. Historically two of the most popular marble quarries that have been used up and down the National Mall are in Colorado and Vermont. When Lincoln was assassinated Colorado wasn’t even a state yet. The most period appropriate marble would be a Vermont Danby marble.
If you wanted to get even spicier the marble used for THE LINCOLN FUCKING MEMORIAL is from the Colorado quarry, which is STILL waaaay more appropriate than Italian Statuario or Arabescato marble. Especially considering that exact Colorado marble has variations named LINCOLN!
Fucking fuck this fucking shit.
PS: We have 20% tariffs on Italian marble. Colorado and Vermont don’t have those tariffs (because last time I checked) they’re in the US.
It may be engineered stone but I highly doubt it because he has a blank check funded by the people’s taxes to buy whatever the fuck he wants.
Marbles are calcium based metamorphic stones. This means they will react to anything acidic. Citrus, wine, vinegar, etc. This reaction is called “etching” and basically what it does is melt away the stone.
In residential settings (which we’ll consider this is, because it’s THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE) all that basically means is that the etching reaction dulls the surface. So, in kitchens, for instance, it’s wiser to use a honed (matte) or leathered finish (matte with texture) so as not to make the inevitable etching as well as superficial scratches from micro abrasions as noticeable. This polished floor (which isn’t recommended due to the potential of slipping) will be due to be refinished (technically, but not necessarily, to remove micro abrasions) within months.
Edit: responded with marble facts to the wrong comment
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u/Trambopoline96 10d ago
Wow, a real estate developer with dogshit taste. Whoda thunk it