FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)
On view in: French Drawing Room
About this object
The sides of this silver frame are reeded vertically ending in plain squares at each corner. The top and bottom sections are reeded horizontally. A medallion with the presidential coat of arms is placed at the center of the arched top. The frame contains an inscribed black and white photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt ca. 1937.
- Object name:
- FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 31.6 x 23.8 x 2.2 cm (12 7/16 x 9 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.272
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK Cartier / STERLING 925-1000 / 05570-121 / HAND MADE lower edge inscription To Rt. Hon. Joseph E. Davies / with good wishes / Eleanor Roosevelt bottom right of photo handwritten in ink inscription HK-173649 / Roosevelt, Mrs. F.D. / Goldtone back of photo handwritten in pencil
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973