Posted by Nellie on January 15, 2012, 3:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Bar Brooches"
Thank you Boffer for all the information you have provided here.
--Previous Message-- : The 14 stone Bar Brooch is not a definite : affiliation with Queen Mary, although it : featured in Field, the information in that : has since been proven incorrect as the : association with Queen Victoria has since : been disproven by the Royal Collection. : : Thus I believe the safest names to associate : with them would be. : : For the 10 stone brooch: 'Queen Victoria's : Bar Brooch' , which is how it is referred to : by the Royal Collection. : : As for the 14 stone brooch, the lack of : definitive information that associates it : soley with Queen Mary, the best name would : be '14 Stone Diamond Bar Brooch' . : : It may be that George V and Queen Mary : feature in a large exhibition akin to that : on Victoria and Albert, in the none too : distant future, which will shed more light : on the various pieces associated with them. :
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