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The Vermeil Room was originally a staff work room used for storage and later for the tasks of polishing silver. Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 renovation of the White House by architect Charles Follen McKim reconfigured the use of the house, finishing much of the ground floor for public use.
DAJ/amana images/Getty Images. Jewelry made of gold vermeil is less expensive than solid gold but higher in quality than gold-plated pieces. To create vermeil, sterling silver is covered in a layer of gold that's at least 10 karats and 1.5 microns thick. To the naked eye, vermeil looks like pure gold.