Posted by Dmitry on January 6, 2012, 6:17 am, in reply to "Re: Dowager Tsarina"
I don't beleive that HIM ever wore the piece. I will also double check against a list I have of the jewels from the Imperial collection retained by Maria Feodorovna for her personal use and kept at the Anichkov palace.
--Previous Message-- : Was this necklace ever worn by Tsarina : Alexandra? : : --Previous Message-- : It was part of a suite of jewels, including : a : matching diadem. It was unusual in its : design and relatively adventurous for the : time. It had a certain barbaric splendour, : as did so many of the Imperial jewels. : Somewhere, there is a lovely portrait of : Maria Feodorovna wearing the tiara, with a : red dress, if I recall correctly. : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : After seeing part II of Roal Jewels, and the : comments on this board about the Russian : Royal Jewels, I found this lovely photo of : the Dowager Tsarina. : The lowest necklace was most interesting. : Is anything known of it please? : : : : : : : : : : : : :