A taste for splendor
Russian imperial and European treasures from the Hillwood Museum
by Anne Odom
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Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973), heiress to the Post Cereal fortune, became a serious collector of French decorative art in the early 1920s. Her extended stay in Moscow as the wife of Joseph E. Davies, FDR's ambassador to the Soviet Union, sparked a passion for Russian art that continued until her death. Ultimately she formed the most comprehensive imperial Russian collection outside Russia.
Mrs. Post's collection at Hillwood, her grand residence in Washington, D.C., includes paintings, furniture by such masters as Jean-Henri Riesener and David Roentgen, porcelain from Sevres and the Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory, objets d'art by Faberge (two superb imperial Easter eggs) and Cartier, and much more.
At Hillwood, Mrs. Post displayed her Russian acquisitions in the context of her French decorative art. In this publication, Russian objects have been placed in their European context, allowing for the unique opportunity to rediscover the interaction of creative design between Russia and western Europe.
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Russian Art objects, Kunstnijverheid, Hillwood Museum and Gardens (Washington D.C.), Kunstverzamelaars, Art collections, Art objects, Hillwood Museum and Gardens, Expositions, Catalogs, Catalogues d'exposition, Collections privées, Objets d'art russes, Beeldende kunsten, Private collections, Objets d'art européens, Palm Beach, Exhibitions, Catalogues, Collections d'art, Objets d'art, European Art objects, Post, marjorie merriweather, 1887-1973, Art objects, private collections, Art, russianShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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A taste for splendor: Russian imperial and European treasures from the Hillwood Museum
1998, Art Service International
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0883971275 9780883971277
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index.
"Organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia"--T.p. verso.
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