Hillwood Museum DCさんのイラストまとめ

Happy birthday, Robert Piguet! The Swiss-born, Paris-based fashion designer was born #OnThisDay in 1898. He created these evening gowns (48.76-77) Marjorie Post wore in the early 1930s. She so enjoyed the style that she had the gown made in two colors.

It’s #LoveNoteDay 💌 To whom are you writing?

📷: Love Letter, Francois Boucher, after 1750. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 51.6. Photographed by Brian Searby.

Happy Birthday George Headley! The noted jewelry designer, collector, and socialite, born #OnThisDay in 1908 created this Burma pearl and moonstone earring and necklace set for Marjorie Post. She adored them, writing, “The lovely necklace and earrings are going to live with me.”

Comparing Golden Globes best dressed lists? Marjorie Merriweather Post knew a thing about dressing to impress. She wore this Callot Soeurs silk organza evening gown to be presented at the British Royal Court of St. James in 1929, rewearing it for a portrait two years later.

Have you chosen your costume for Halloween? Marjorie Post was a fan of fancy dress balls in Palm Beach, often wearing elaborate dresses and accessories. Some of our favorites include Marie Antoinette, Juliet, and the Starry Night dress.

Marjorie Merriweather Post wore this black silk crêpe “starry night” costume #OnThisDay in 1926 at the Everglades Ball, an annual fancy dress ball held at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach, FL.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 48.138.1-5, photographed by Edward Owen.

What’s the first thing you notice in this painting by Konstantin Makovsky, born #OnThisDay in 1839?
Pictured: A Boyar Wedding Feast, Konstantin Makovsky, St. Petersburg, 1883, oil on canvas. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 51.79. #HillwoodCollections