Bidspirit auction | Jacqueline Kennedy Inscribed Sterling Silver

Jacqueline Kennedy Inscribed Sterling Silver Bowl With White House Provenance - Jacqueline Kennedy Inscribed Sterling Silver Bowl With White House Provenance, 1961, 473.9g. Inscribed: ”Peggy and Tom The White House Social Staff 1961 Jacqueline & Letitia Fondly.” The inscription refers to Margaret (”Peggy”) Marcy Stames, a member of the White House staff who served during both the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, and SSgt. Thomas T. Stames II, United States Air Force (Spelled ”Staymes” in the captions that accompany photos of him in the JFK Library archives). Accompanied by related ephemera including photographs depicting SSgt. Stames with President John F. Kennedy at the White House, a group photograph of White House staff with President Kennedy, a color photograph of U.S. Air Force personnel posed before a presidential aircraft, and photocopies of newspaper clippings identifying Margaret A. Marcy as a White House staff member responsible for handling gifts and invitations for Mrs. Kennedy and her children. The photographs further document the Stames family's connection to the White House during the early Kennedy administration. Bowl approximately 9.0W x 4.5H in. Photo with U.S. Air Force and presidential aircraft (sheet) approximately 11.0W x 8.5H in. Framed photograph group approximately 28.625H x 13.375W x 0.875D in. Additional reference photos from the John F Kennedy Presidential Library website: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1962-05-25-d#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-ST-23 7-2-62 ALL CREDIT CARDS WILL BE MANUALLY VERIFIED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. Provenance: From the private collection of Joel Rothschild.