Guests explore Mrs. Post’s Dining Room
Post descendants: Samuel Iverson, George Iverson, Ellen Macneille Charles, Ellen Iverson, Anna Rose Iverson, Andrew Iverson, Nedenia Rumbough and Stanley Rumbough
Hillwood Director Kate Markert
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Tommy Boggs, Aubrey Sarvis, Barbara Boggs and William McPherson
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Charlotte and Michael Buxton
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PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL
“AMERICAN EMPRESS”: It was said that Marjorie Merriweather Post (18871973) lived be er than most queens (an observation shared by a number of European monarchs) and her hospitality and graciousness were renowned when she entertained at “Hillwood,” the fabulous art-filled estate that she bequeathed to the nation as a house museum. “She loved to share her wealth with people and le a great gi to us,” Ellen MacNeille Charles told guests at the opening of “Living Artfully, ” an exhibit devoted to her grandmother’s extraordinarily luxurious lifestyle — one that even the most privileged guests noted was “fast disappearing” from the scene.
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