An edition of A taste for splendor (1998)

A taste for splendor

Russian imperial and European treasures from the Hillwood Museum

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An edition of A taste for splendor (1998)

A taste for splendor

Russian imperial and European treasures from the Hillwood Museum

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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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English
Pages
340

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index.
"Organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia"--T.p. verso.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
745/.0947/074753
Library of Congress
NK975 .O36 1998, NK975.O36 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
340 p. :
Number of pages
340

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Open Library
OL694523M
Internet Archive
tasteforsplendor00odom
ISBN 10
0883971275, 0883971283
LCCN
97041835
OCLC/WorldCat
37806151
Library Thing
2999654
Goodreads
4777882
2556678

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