Vermeil Room - Margaret Thompson Biddle's Bequest

Margaret Thompson Biddle's Bequest

Margaret Thompson Biddle's collection was significant and ranges from Renaissance to 19th century French and English pieces. The collection includes work by English Regency silversmith Paul Storr (1771–1844) and French Empire silversmiths Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843), and Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763–1850). First Lady Mamie Eisenhower had the collection displayed in the room's glass enclosed vitrines.

Biddle was the daughter of William Boyce Thompson and the wife of A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr..

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