Portrait of Baroness Olga von TURK-ROHN

Photography

Inventory number
2021.9.21.15.PH.OT.1927.US
Author:
Wide World Photos Inc (American, first half of the 20th century)
Description
Photograph portrait of Baroness Olga von TURK-ROHN, direct descendent of the Italian house of Capulet, displaying her ancestral jewels that once belonged to the immediate family of Juliet. Earrings and necklaces of diamonds cut five or six hundred years ago and set in silver. Many of her jewels were gifts of German, Italian and Roumanian rulers. She is wearing a leather coat decorated with a fur collar, a pleated dress decorated with ribbons. She wears also a hat with narrow sides.
Material
Paper
Origin
October 18 1927 Chicago, United States
Dimensions
Length : 20 cm
Height : 25.4 cm