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MINIATURE OF CHARLES ROLLIN POST

Creator(s): Natalie Green (Miniaturist)

Currently in storage


About this object

The oval base of the frame is made from mottled marble. The lower edge of the base in made from ormolu with an acanthus motif. The ormolu holder for the miniatures has leaf motifs rising to two sides. The frame is designed to have two miniatures suspended. One is of Caroline Lathrop Post and other of Charles Rollin Post. Both are shown in old age. The miniatures are oval in shape with a circle at the top for suspension.

Object name:
MINIATURE OF CHARLES ROLLIN POST
Made from:
Watercolor on ivory
Made in:
New York, USA
Date made:
1941
Size:
H. 8 in., W. 5 in.

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.109.3
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973