Posted by CarlaW on January 6, 2012, 7:07 am, in reply to "Re: Dowager Tsarina"
Can the bigger pieces that some of the pearls are hanging from be removed? It almost looks as if the necklace could hurt you with all those pointy edges!
--Previous Message-- : here is the red dress portrait... : : : : I think of swords every time I see this : set...swords = violence...so barbaric : feeling you get is not so far fetched : : I have never seen both tiara and necklace : worn together...has anyone? : : photos from Alexanderpalace.org : : : --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? : : : : : : : : : : : : :