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FRAME WITH A MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The oval gold frame is set with a band of large garnets surrounded by a band of small ones. At each side is a projection with three garnets in a cluster. The scrolled foot is also set with garnets. It has a C chaped curve at each side with an oval shape in the center. It has a gold easel. The frame contains a miniature bust of Marjorie Merriweather Post wearing her emerald necklace.

Object name:
FRAME WITH A MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
Made from:
Gold -- garnets
Made in:
England
Date made:
Late 19th c.
Size:
7.9 × 6.6 cm (3 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
11.182
Class:
GOLD
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973