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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.
Gold and sapphire-framed miniature portraits (missing) The Twelve Monograms egg, also known as the Alexander III Portraits egg, is an Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1896 for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. [1] It was presented by Nicholas II to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.
Hillwood Museum, Washington, D.C. A Boyar Wedding Feast [ nb 1 ] was painted in 1883 by Russian artist Konstantin Makovsky (1839–1915). [ nb 2 ] The painting shows a toast at a wedding feast following a boyar marriage, set in the 16th or 17th century, where the bride and the groom are expected to kiss each other.
Charlotte Moss is an American interior designer, author, and philanthropist. Since launching her career in 1985, she has received numerous honors, including the New York School of Interior Design’s Centennial Medal, Elle Décor Vision Award, and the Timeless Design Award from the Royal Oak Foundation.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: Independent Decorative arts Estate and gardens of Marjorie Merriweather Post, rooms decorated with her collections of 18th- and 19th-century French art, china and art treasures from Imperial Russia Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: Smithsonian Institution: Art Contemporary and modern art
Website. doaks.org. Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. The estate was founded by the Bliss couple, who gave the home and ...
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