18K views · 487 reactions | The historic Sea Cloud, built for heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, is one of the most beautiful vessels at sea today. With lavish interiors, expansive open-air decks, and dazzling, billowing sails, this tall ship is as intriguing as the destinations she explores. #ShipSaturday | Lindblad Expeditions | Facebook

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

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