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Hillwood Estate: A Washington Treasure

After 30 years of owning a house in Washington, D.C., although most of that time was spent living overseas, we finally decided to visit Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, legendary heiress of General Foods, diplomat, philanthropist and distinguished collector of French and Russian art and jewelry. We had the opportunity to tour her mansion, used not just as a home but as a showcase for her collections, as well as the various gardens on the 25 acre estate. We also saw a special exhibit of some of her absolutely incredible jewelry, where I don’t think people were supposed to take pictures (although no signs posted) but I managed to attempt a few with my cell phone.
The Mansion
The Mansion		 The foyer
The foyer		 The French drawing room
The French drawing room		 Tapestry in the French drawing room
Tapestry in the French drawing room
'Twelve Monograms Easter Egg,' by Fabergé
'Twelve Monograms Easter Egg,' by Fabergé		 'Catherine the Great Easter Egg' by Fabergé
'Catherine the Great Easter Egg' by Fabergé 		The icon room
The icon room		 Dinner for 12
Dinner for 12
The dining room
The dining room		 Elegant place setting
Elegant place setting		 The breakfast room
The breakfast room		 Oh to have a kitchen this size
Oh to have a kitchen this size
French porcelain room
French porcelain room		 The library
The library		 The Pavilion
The Pavilion		 Imperial Russian eagle, Russian porcelain room
Imperial Russian eagle, Russian porcelain room
Russian porcelain room
Russian porcelain room		 St. Vladimir service
St. Vladimir service		 In the Russian sacred arts gallery
In the Russian sacred arts gallery		 Romanov nuptial crown
Romanov nuptial crown
The master bedroom
The master bedroom		 Parterre
Parterre		 Pink bath
Pink bath		 The Adam bedroom
The Adam bedroom
'Do not disturb -- resting'
'Do not disturb -- resting'		 The upstairs library
The upstairs library		 Here lies Marjorie Merriweather Post
Here lies Marjorie Merriweather Post		 Buckingham Palace ivy
Buckingham Palace ivy
The putting green
The putting green		 Back portico, framed
Back portico, framed		 Portico and Lunar Lawn
Portico and Lunar Lawn		 Doggy mud scrapers and back door
Doggy mud scrapers and back door
Lunar Lawn
Lunar Lawn		 View from the Parterre
View from the Parterre		 Picnic grounds
Picnic grounds		 The pet cemetery
The pet cemetery
'In Memory of Our Beloved Scampi'
'In Memory of Our Beloved Scampi'		 Pet cemetery guardian
Pet cemetery guardian		 The dacha
The dacha		 Another view of the dacha
Another view of the dacha
The Japanese-style garden
The Japanese-style garden		 Bridge and lilies in the Japanese garden
Bridge and lilies in the Japanese garden		 Pond and waterfall, Japanese garden
Pond and waterfall, Japanese garden		 More of the Japanese garden
More of the Japanese garden
Lantern at the Japanese garden
Lantern at the Japanese garden		 One last view: Japanese garden
One last view: Japanese garden		 The cutting garden
The cutting garden		 Café beyond the cutting garden
Café beyond the cutting garden
Greenhouse through the cutting garden
Greenhouse through the cutting garden		 In the cutting garden
In the cutting garden		 Greenhouse display
Greenhouse display		 The greenhouse
The greenhouse
'Spectacular' exhibit, Marie-Louise's necklace
'Spectacular' exhibit, Marie-Louise's necklace		 Unusual model for Marie-Louise's necklace
Unusual model for Marie-Louise's necklace		 'Spectacular' exhibit, the elusive brooch
'Spectacular' exhibit, the elusive brooch		 The elusive brooch revealed
The elusive brooch revealed
'Spectacular' exhibit, sapphires and diamonds
'Spectacular' exhibit, sapphires and diamonds		 Marjorie Post wearing the Cartier necklace
Marjorie Post wearing the Cartier necklace		 'Spectacular' exhibit, 17th century Mughal emeralds
'Spectacular' exhibit, 17th century Mughal emeralds		 Wearing the Mughal emeralds
Wearing the Mughal emeralds
'Spectacular' exhibit, draping clasp and pearls
'Spectacular' exhibit, draping clasp and pearls		 'Spectacular' exhibit, the 'Anna' tiara
'Spectacular' exhibit, the 'Anna' tiara		 'Spectacular' exhibit, toned-down extravagance
'Spectacular' exhibit, toned-down extravagance		 'Spectacular' exhibit, rubies and diamonds
'Spectacular' exhibit, rubies and diamonds
'Spectacular' exhibit, diamond bib necklace
'Spectacular' exhibit, diamond bib necklace		 'Spectacular' exhibit, amethyst ring
'Spectacular' exhibit, amethyst ring		 'Spectacular' exhibit, Marie Louise diadem
'Spectacular' exhibit, Marie Louise diadem		 Eagle watch
Eagle watch
Alexander Kazakov19-Jul-2017 16:38
Excellent gallery! V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)05-Jul-2017 09:30
Superb collection of beautiful photos.Brava Helen! Vote
Paolo
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Graeme04-Jul-2017 16:09
A very interesting and well captured gallery of the house, gardens and interiors​ interesting items, Helen. V!!
meekam tam02-Jul-2017 10:40
A wonderful gallery of images of artistic objects! Very nice work,Helen! V
Range View 01-Jul-2017 23:10
A wonderful display of this remarkable estate Helen, such a varied selection of spectacular images, beautiful work! BV
Barbara
Charlene Ambrose30-Jun-2017 05:04
A great tour of this beautiful estate! V
Dave Petersen Photography29-Jun-2017 23:18
A spectacular photo tour with outstanding captures of very diverse subjects. I am especially impressed by your interior images that are exposed beautifully. A superb collection of photographs Helen! VV
Regine L.28-Jun-2017 03:29
Once upon a time .....you caught the essence of the period.well.
Buz Kiefer27-Jun-2017 22:01
Beautiful gallery of this beautiful estate and wonderful belongings. Well done, Helen. Vote.
Tom LeRoy25-Jun-2017 07:41
A marvelous estate, and wonderfully photographed. V
William Barletta24-Jun-2017 20:39
Quite a stunning estate ~V~
Zoltán Balogh24-Jun-2017 14:51
A really great and intriguing new gallery Helen. V
carabias24-Jun-2017 10:14
Beautiful gallery, Helen! V
Ika Zinka Eferl22-Jun-2017 13:30
Excellent documentary gallery. Great work Helen! V
Patrick Goossens22-Jun-2017 07:26
A great inside view on a place most of us won't see.
Pieter Bos21-Jun-2017 17:31
What a special interior! ~V
pkocinski21-Jun-2017 12:47
Opulence from a bygone era.
Jean D21-Jun-2017 00:48
WOW! These are incredible images and look forward to seeing more. ~V
janescottcumming19-Jun-2017 23:55
I found this very interesting as I graduated from Long Island University and attended classes at CW Post which was originally owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Her mansion there was also called Hillwood.
Here is a link to see what that was like.
http://www.oldlongisland.com/2008/08/hillwood.html
Great start to this gallery. V
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