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Frame with Miniature of Marjorie Merriweather Post
21.190.1
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Frame (Furnishing)
Cartier (firm) (frame); Peitzner, C. (miniature)
FRANCE: Paris (frame); CZECH REPUBLIC: Karlsbad (miniature)
1929
Agate, gold, enamel, citrine quartz, diamonds, watercolor on ivory
H. 7 1/8 in., W. 5 7/8 in.


Marjorie Merriweather Post commissioned frames from the New York City branch of Cartier with instructions to combine colors complimentary to the particular portrait for which she purchased them. Here, the brown agate suits the brown cloche and fur Post wears, and the striped enamel inner band of the frame reflects the stripes on her dress. Thus, the frame and miniature form a complete work of art.

Gift of Dina Merrill Robertson, 1978

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2 Related Publications

A Taste for Splendor: Russian Imperial and European Treasures from the Hillwood Museum
Odom, Anne and Arend, Liana Paredes
Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia
1998
Hillwood: Thirty Years of Collecting, 1997-2007
Odom, Anne
Hillwood Museum & Gardens
2007
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