Marjorie Merriweather Post #531: Jacqueline Thompson Papers Marjorie Merriweather Post was born in 1887. The only child of Charles W. and Ella Post, she was close to her father, who made his fortune as a breakfast food pioneer. https://ow.ly/AKRv50X2mW4 #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #Post #MarjorieMerriweatherPost | Wyoming Public Radio & Media | Facebook

8.4K views · 25 reactions | Heiress and executive Marjorie Merriweather Post crossed the Atlantic via luxury liner to shop in Paris starting in the 1900s.Known as one of the wealthiest women in the United States, Post’s high fashion and jewelry are now on display in her Northwest D.C. mansion-turned-museum. | NBC Washington | Facebook

How's this for #moonstonemonday? Marjorie Merriweather Post's final acquisition: a necklace of baroque pearls from Burma set in platinum with moonstones and diamonds. Designed in 1966 by George Headley, made by Charles Vaillant for Marjorie Merriweather Post, on view now at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. | The Jewelry Loupe

By request: another jewel from Marjorie Merriweather Post’s famous collection. Another gift from Napoleon to Empress Marie Louise, commissioned in 1810 by court jeweler Nitot. The empress managed to keep this, along with her other jewels, when she escaped to Vienna after the fall of Napoleon. This was set with emeralds until Van Cleef & Arpels bought it in the 1950s and replaced them with turquoise, a mid-century trend. Who longs to see this with its original emeralds… or do you prefer sky blue?

Your weekly Marjorie: a bib necklace by Harry Winston acquired by Marjorie Merriweather Post, c. 1966, of diamonds in platinum. With big brilliant-cut diamonds in claw settings, this necklace was designed to cling and sparkle blindingly. “If I could, I would attach diamonds directly onto a woman’s skin,” Winston once said. | The Jewelry Loupe

Patti LuPone as Marjorie Merriweather Post in Palm Royale’s season 2, episode 5. A snippet of Patti’s character singing ‘I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart,’ marvelling her way through the entire scene. Stunningly directed by Abe Sylvia and written by Sharr White. Mother, mothering at its best. Pure magic. Pure talent. Video credit Apple TV #pattilupone #LuPone #palmroyale | Shut Up LuPone

Well, Marjorie Merriweather Post, who bought this necklace, was a huge client of Cartier - of all the branches, in fact (London Paris and New York), as she traveled a lot. She was a particularly good client because she was a true collector - with excellent taste. She also bought an incredible carved Indian emerald brooch from Cartier and she would sometimes even wear this enormous necklace and the brooch together. She had many homes - like in Hillwood in Washington (where Francesca Cartier will