Marjorie merriweather post

Marjorie Post wore her Cartier emeralds when presented to King George V and Queen Mary in June of 1929. Portrait by Giulio de Blaas. Photo: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens WASHINGTON—Elegant and exotic, stylish and sophisticated, some of the most remarkable...

In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Museum of American Diplomacy celebrates the diplomatic legacy of Marjorie Merriweather Post,

Marjorie Merriweather Post with her famed Cartier emeralds

“Negligee, 1918-21. United States. Hillwood Museum.”

Portrait of Marjorie Merriweather Post , whose amateur performance of the Ziegfeld Frolics at the Club de Montmartre in Palm Beach raised funds for Good Samaritan Hospital.

American socialite, heir to the Post cereal fortune, and wealthiest woman in America. Marjorie Merriweather Post was a businesswoman, collector, museum founder, and philanthropist. She was the only child of C.W. Post, founder of the Post Cereal empire. When Marjorie's father died in 1914, she became head of the $20...

Marjorie Merriweather Post when she was presented at the Court of St. James. oil on canvas, 1931 Italian Giulio de Blaas (1888 - 1934)

Marjorie Merriweather Post painted wearing her Cartier sapphire and diamond necklace. By Frank O. Salisbury, 1946.

The diamond and emerald jewels of cereal heiress, Marjorie Merriweather Post: Ms. Post was pictured here with daughter, Dina Merrill. She was known as the "American Czarina" because of her vast wealth. She was a collector of rare jewels and art, a philanthropist and a feisty businesswoman. She made numerous donations of historical jewels to the Smithsonian Institute of America. She is the aunt of Barbara Hutton through Ms. Post's marriage to E. F.Hutton.

The book "Ingenue To An Icon: 70 Years of Fashion From the Collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post" includes pictures of the clothes on display at her Hillwood Estate.