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FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON AS A BABY

Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)

Currently in storage


About this object

The rectangular frame has an arch in the center top and cutbacks at the corners. The oval inner frame is in gold with a lover's knot at the top set with turquoise resembling flowers and there is a similar ornament at the bottom. The miniature is of Nedenia Hutton as a baby lying in a cradle. She is surrounded by lacy bedclothes and curtains.

Object name:
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON AS A BABY
Made from:
Agate -- gold -- turquoise -- leather -- silk --metal (box)
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
c. 1933
Size:
24.8 × 18.4 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.112.1
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION; MARK on back of easel: Cartier, Nedenia Marjorie Hutton one week old 1923; on easel: Stamped "Cartier" in script
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973