Posted by Boffer on February 19, 2012, 2:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Windsor Fringes"
I sadly do not have any other reference. But I don't doubt Field on this case. It is extremely likely that Princess Victoria would have had a fringe, since all of Edward VII's daughters did, and she died childless it seems logical that she left her jewels to various family members. And this is the best provenance for the fringe necklace that the Queen Mother used to wear with Queen Mary's tiara, as she wore them prior to her daughter ever being given a fringe necklace, so she could not have borrowed that, and the Girdle is too large to be worn as a necklace, so it seems logical that the QEQM also had a fringe necklace.
--Previous Message-- : : Boffer - I agree that your summary probably : gives the best rundown we have so far. : : As for the Princess Victoria fringe, it : seems we have only the reference in Field. : Do you know of any other reference for it : please? : : : : --Previous Message-- : My understanding of the WIndsor Fringes are : that there are 4 totally unrelated and : separate fringe pieces of similar design : that the Queen has in her collection. : : Queen Alexandra's Fringe : "Girdle" , which was used by : Queen Mary on a tiara frame in the early : 1910s prior to her commissioning her own : fringe tiara. This could possible have been : Queen Victoria's as Queen Mary wore it after : George V's accession, it didn't stay with : Queen Alexandra as part of her personal : collection, which means it can be counted : the jewels that QV allocated 'for the use of : future Queens'. This could perhaps contain : some Hanoverian / George III diamonds which : is the source of the confusion, more : information on this piece from the Royal : Collection would be greatly appreciated. : : This Girdle, due to its length, must have : proved impractical on a tiara frame, thus : Queen Mary ordered a tiara from Garrards : using diamonds from her wedding-gifts, : Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara is the one we : commonly associate with the Queen Mother, : and the Queen and Princess Anne on her : wedding day. : : Princess Victoria's Fringe Necklace , : which passed from Princess Victoria to the : Duchess of York in 1935, and was worn by the : Queen Mother with Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara : on occasions. Upon QEQM's death in 2002 this : will have passed, with the rest of her : estate to the Queen. : : The Queen also has her City of London : Fringe Necklace which was a wedding-gift : to the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947. : : : :