Hillwood is one of Washington, D.C.'s true treasures, hidden in northwest Washington, overlooking Rock Creek Park. Once the home of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is now a museum that honors her life and her important collections in decorative arts (Russian and French), porcelain, art work -- and for royal enthusiasts - Romanov portraits, Faberge eggs ... and the Romanov bridal crown that Princess Alix of Hesse and By Rhine wore when she married Nicholas II of Russia.
I visited Hillwood on Friday with a good friend, author Ilana Miller (The Four Graces). It was a lovely day (apart from the rainy weather.)
I could not use flash inside the house.
http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/
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Wow, what wonderful pictures! Thank you so much for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteI love everything except the Vegetable People. What a glorious way to live!
ReplyDeleteThe Vegetable people represent the Four Seasons
ReplyDeleteStill don't like them! the pictures they are based on have always just given me the creeps,great artist,amazing skill but not for me.
ReplyDeleteVery intriguing house!
ReplyDeleteAnother place to visit during one of my quarterly visit's to DC.
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ReplyDeleteI was there in June.
It was a great place to visit.
Mark Jablin