Re: QM's Kapurthala Stomacher and Swansea Crescent Brooch Archived Message
Posted by Boffer on May 5, 2012, 4:23 pm, in reply to "Re: QM's Kapurthala Stomacher and Swansea Crescent Brooch"
I remember when the information, that Queen Mary's Diamond Stomacher was made from diamonds from the Kapurthuala Stomacher, was released in 2007 by the Royal Collection on the web-exhibiton. There was much speculation as to which piece was the Kapurthuala Stomacher. After discussion here on these boards, I myself dug up that image of Queen Mary and cropped it down into the image of just the stomacher, as a suggestion for the possible Kapurthuala Stomacher. This is now the piece that many believe is the most likely candidate. However, there has never been any definitive proof, either released from the Royal Collection or a contemporary source, such as a sketch or detailed description of the original Kapurthuala Stomacher, that was presented to the then Duchess of York on occasion of her wedding in 1893, to give a completely definitive answer. This is just an educated guess. We await someone to uncover a contemporary source, or the Royal Collection to release information until we can be completely sure that the stomacher worn by the then Duchess of Cornwall in that image, is indeed the Kapurthuala Stomacher. EDIT: This has now been confirmed as the Kapurthala Stomacher. By the royal collection, who have released both information and a sketch of the original stomacher which they described as a diamond "tripartite stomacher". --Previous Message-- : This is the Kapurthala stomacher ! : : : : Uploaded with ImageShack.us : : --Previous Message-- : It is unclear which of the stomachers that : Queen Mary wore was the Karpurthala : Stomacher. : : My belief is that is it this stomacher, : which has not been seen since it was worn by : the then Duchess of Cornwall; and is thus a : likely candidate for being broken up. : : : : : :
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