JADE FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
Creator(s): Natalie Green (Miniaturist) , Unknown (Jeweler)
Currently in storage
About this object
The jade frame is beveled and has two stepped feet. Around the miniature is an inner frame in gold and blue enamel. There is a stylized ornament in each corner set with blue enamel and tiny diamonds. The miniature is of Mrs. Post in the 1930s. She is seen bust length, facing forward. She is wearing a hat tilted to one side with a feather in the back of it. She is wearing pearls and a dress with a wide white collar.
- Object name:
- JADE FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
- Made from:
- Jade -- gold -- enamel -- diamonds -- miniature -- watercolor on ivory
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 15.9 x 11.9 cm (6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.139
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973