![]() ![]() ![]() If it is winded up with a tiny key, the moors start moving: they slowly step with their small feet, and the palankeen rolls on little wheels. The surprise is fitted with tiny watchwork. The Empress wears enamel crafted white rope fringed with minever. Through them you can see Catherine the Great seated inside. The palankeen has small widows made of rock crystal. It is carried by two moors dressed in bright liveries of red enamel. The egg's surprise was mechanical palankeen decorated with relief work and golden carving. It is made of rock crystal and decorated with gold and red enamel. This egg was made by a master jeweler Henrik Wigström and was presented for Easter 1914. The Grisaille Egg or the Catherine the Great Egg Nicolas II presented these unsurpassed masterpieces to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna at various years. Visiting the museum, the one can admire two Easter Eggs by Imperial Jewelry Firm of Carl Fabergé. Portrait of Countess Samoylova and her daughter Paintings by Russian artists are displayed in the museum rooms. Grand portrait of Catherine the Great near the stairs of the main entrance Nuptial tiara of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with pink diamondĪrt objects from Russia can rightfully be considered the jewel of the exhibition. In its holdings the museum stores hereditary jewels of the Romanov Dynasty, Russian icons, French tapestries and Sevres porcelain. The Imperial Crown of the Romanov Dynasty Masterpieces of Russian and French applied and decorating art of XVIII-XIX centuries have been placed with dignity within magnificent chambers of this house.Ĭurrently the Hillwood Museum is one of the best house museums of private art collectors in the United States. Permanent exhibition in the Russian Art Room To accommodate it, entrepreneurial and vibrant Marjorie purchased the Hillwood Estate in the neighborhood of Washington and furnished her house in full conviction that it would become a museum after her death. Post succeeded in creating a huge collection of European art. Portraits of Olga and Tatiana, daughters of Nicolas II, and Tsesarevich Alexeiĭuring her long and exciting life Mrs. According to her testimony, the antiques intended for mass sale used to be sold by weight, just like apples. Marjorie Merriweather Post, known at that time as a collector of works of European artists and artisans, was vigorously buying up belongings of the Imperial family expropriated by the Bolsheviks. In 1937 her husband, Davies, was sent as the US ambassador to Moscow. Marjorie started creating her collection in 1920 with works of French applied and decorative art. On top of that, later the committed young lady completed the History of Art course. Her father, Charles William Post, used to cultivate in his daughter business skills and desire to possess luxurious antiques since her childhood. Grand portrait of Marjorie Merriweather Post The Hillwood Estate was owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post, one of the richest women in the United States, the only heiress of the Postum Cereal Company. The Hillwood Museum opened its exhibitions for lovers of Russian and European art of XVIII-XIX centuries in 1977. They say that the Hillwood Museum is “the Hermitage, the Peterhof, and the Diamond Fund all in a single location.” Apparently, one of the largest Russian art collections outside of Russia is located in the estate on the fringes of Washington.
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