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Jun 2, 2011 · Call them whatever you want; Gilded Age Heiresses, Dollar Princesses, Buccaneers– they all point to the same type of woman. Spanning about a twenty year time period wealthy American ladies of marrying age headed across the pond to snag the ultimate in opulent accessories: a noble title. In this episode, the third part of our Gilded Age series, we […]
Feb 26, 2019 · For centuries, artists have used jewelry to ascribe important attributes to their sitters. A recent panel discussion at the 92nd Street Y, entitled “Jewelry: The Secret Language in Portraits of Power,” elucidated the multiple symbolic and associative functions of jewelry as it is featured in portraits of women, from formidable British queens to the nouveau riche heiresses of the Gilded Age.
The Brief Noble Life of a Toothpaste Queen Most of the Gilded Age Heiresses who crossed the sea in search of a noble title were the daughters of self-made men. One exception was Cora Smith, who married the soap company heir Samuel J Colgate (39 years her senior) and was left at his death a very rich widow – the estate was valued at over $260 million in today’s money.
Jan 31, 2024 · Consuelo was one of the earliest Gilded Age “dollar princesses,” so named for the transactional nature of marriages between rich heiresses and poor but titled men.
May 15, 2011 · AMERICAN HEIRESSES. Ms. Joyce Jonas’s presentation ventured into the glitter of high society life from the late 1800s onward through the window afforded by American heiresses and their jewelry. As empires crumbled, wealthy americans were able to buy the jewels of European nobility. So began a tradition of amassing great jewelry collections ...
Apr 14, 2008 · Between the years 1870 and 1914, hundreds of American heiresses flooded the shores of Britain and Continental Europe. To this day, their influence (and lineage) can be traced through many noble European households, and even some royal ones (Princess Diana was descended from New York heiress Frances Work, and the mediatized House of Croÿ is lead by the grandson of an American heiress).
May 18, 2018 · Many of the heiresses of the up-and-coming Gilded Age magnates were daughters of self-made men who didn’t have the social standing of longtime members of high society, and they had trouble ...
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