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MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST AS MARIE ANTOINETTE

Creator(s): Harriet Jane Putnam (Miniaturist)

On view in: French Drawing Room


About this object

The frame contains a miniature portrait of Marjorie Merriweather Post dressed in an 18th century costume to represent Marie Antoinette (see 48.136.1-3). She is facing to the right and is seen three quarters length. Her hair is dressed high and powdered. The backgorund is plain.

Object name:
MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST AS MARIE ANTOINETTE
Made from:
Watercolor on ivory
Made in:
New York, USA
Date made:
before 1935
Size:
H. 8 3/4 in., W. 7 1/8 in.

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.103.2
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE Harriet Jane Putnam [On front lower right of miniature]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973