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