It is focused primarily on diamond pieces, including primarily diamond pieces which also incorporate pearls. I believe the only non-white stones included here are the Cambridge and Durbar emerald pieces, but only in relation to the Durbar and Vladimir tiaras.
--Previous Message-- : Is the book focused on just diamonds? Does it : have anything about the other gems in the : collection? : : This may have already been mentioned, : forgive me if it has : : --Previous Message-- : I have so many thoughts running around in my : head after reading this wonderful book cover : to cover over the last two nights, but one : thing that immediately struck me was how : many historic pieces Queen Elizabeth the : Queen Mother had modified to suit her own : tastes, but no pictorial record has emerged : thus far of her wearing the pieces. The two : most obvious examples in the book are : mentions she had both the George IV Diadem : and the Dagmar Necklace changed. Can anyone : tell what these changes were with the naked : eye? : : I suppose if HLM did indeed have these : pieces modified there is hope yet of having : a photo emerge. : : A frustrating aspect is there are so many : "mysterious" jewels pictured in : the book in conjunction with other pieces -- : such as Queen Mary's diamond hairpiece in : the portrait illustrating the Trophy of Love : choker -- which go unmentioned. : : On to Volume 2! (Please!) : : --Previous Message-- : I have received my copy of the Queen's : Diamonds and there are a number of mysteries : solved, as to the whereabouts and origins of : certain jewels. : : It goes without saying that all the : information below has been quoted and : paraphrased from: : Hugh Roberts (ed.), The Queen's Diamonds , : (London: Royal Collection Publications, : 2012). : : : Including: : : - Queen Adelaide's Fringe Necklace : This : was made using George III's diamonds (hence : the confusion with Queen Mary's Diamond : Tiara). It was worn by Queen Victoria as : both a necklace and a tiara, it was worn by : Queen Alexandra at her coronation as a : girdle, and was later worn by Queen Mary as : a tiara, until she commissioned her own : Fringe Tiara. It passed to the Queen Mother, : who often wore it as a necklace. It is now : owned by the Queen. : : - Queen Adelaide's Brooch : (Originally : referred to as the William IV brooch) was : originally made as the clasp for a pearl : necklace that Queen Adelaide wore to her : coronation. : : - Queen Victoria's Bow Brooches : It has : been confirmed that these were made to : replace Queen Charlotte's almost identical : bow brooches, which were lost in the : Hanoverian claim. : : - Queen Victoria's Wheat-ear Brooches : : There are six in total, it is confirmed that : they were made using family diamonds by : William IV. : : - Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Necklace : : It has been noted that the crown on the : top of the central quatrefoil is detachable. : : - Queen Alexandra's Wedding Tiara : : (Previously incorrectly referred to as the : Rundell Tiara). It was made by Garrards for : the cost of &£8,000. This was left to : Princess Victoria upon Alexandra's death, : and was later "disposed of by : her". (It is no longer in the : collection). : : - The Ladies of England Necklace/Tiara : : This was dismantled in 1913 to created the : Lover's Knot Tiara : : - The Duchess of Gloucester's Pendant : Earrings : It is revealed that the two pairs : of earrings originally known as 'The Duchess : of Teck's Stud Earrings' (worn by the Queen : on her wedding day); and 'Queen Mary's : Pendant Earrings' were originally the same : pair, the pendants hanging from the studs. : They were originally inherited by the : Duchess of Teck from her aunt the Duchess of : Gloucester. The stud earrings were a gift to : Princess Elizabeth from Queen Mary in : January 1947, when she left for the South : African Tour. The pendant earrings were : inherited in 1953. : : - The Duchess of Teck's Tiara : This was : made using diamond elements inherited from : the Duchess of Gloucester. It was gifted by : Queen Mary to the Queen Mother in 1937 and : inherited by the Queen in 2002; since then : it has been "loaned to the Duchess of : Cornwall". : : - The Duchess of Teck's Flower Brooch : : This is the corsage brooch that Queen Mary : gave to the Queen Mother in 1923 as a : wedding gift, it was among the jewels that : the Duchess of Teck inherited from her aunt, : the Duchess of Gloucester. : : - Greek Key Diamond and Pearl Necklace : It : is revealed that the necklace that the Duke : of York gave to his bride in 1923 as a : wedding-present, in a greek-key design, was : purchased from Garrards. It is revealed that : this was dismantled six months later, and : the stones were used to created the Lotus : Flower Tiara. : : - The Duchess of Teck's Emperor of Austria : Brooch : (Previously referred to as the : 'Teck Corsage Brooch') This was a gift to : the Duchess of Teck by the Emperor of : Austria when he stood as godfather to her : son Prince Francis of Teck. : : - The County of Surrey Tiara : It is : revealed that this has been dismantled. The : large diamonds from which were used to : replace the pearls on top of the 'Girls of : Great Britain and Ireland Tiara'. : : - The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland : Tiara : This is convertible to both a : necklace and a small coronet style tiara. : The pearls were removed and used in the : Lover's Knot Tiara. : : - Queen Mary's Richmond Brooch : Previously : referred to as the Surrey Brooch, this pearl : and diamond brooch, was actually a wedding : gift to Queen Mary from the Town of : Richmond. : : - Queen Mary's Love Trophy Collar : This : was made by Garrards in 1901 for Queen Mary, : using diamonds from her own collection, : taken from another “scroll and : ribbon-pattern collar” , which had in turn : been made using the stones from seven : 12-pointed diamond stars, and a pair of star : earrings, that had been given to Queen Mary : as an 18th Birthday Present (by her : grandmother the Duchess of Cambridge). : Diamonds were also taken from a : “floral spray” , that had been a present to : Queen Mary from her Aunt, Augusta, : Grand-Duchess of Mecklenberg-Strelitz. : Munn attributed this to Cartier, however : there is no reference to it in their : archives; nor is there any reference to it : in Garrard’s archives, yet this seems to be : the more likely attribution. : : : - The Boucheron Loop Tiara : This was made : in 1902, using 675 stones that had been : given to Queen Mary (when Duchess of York) : by the De Beers Company. It was later : dismantled to made the Delhi Durbar Tiara. : : - The Delhi Durbar Tiara : This was made in : 1911 using stones taken from the Boucheron : Loop Tiara. The emeralds were permanently : removed from this tiara by 1922. : : - It is revealed that when the emeralds were : removed from the Durbar Tiara they were : adapted for the Vladimir Tiara. Queen Mary : also purchased a small diamond bandeau in : 1925 from Garrards, upon which is placed : some of the Cambridge Emerald Pendants as : spikes. This bandeau was bequeathed to by : Queen Mary to Princess Marina, the Duchess : of Kent in 1953 (with the emeralds removed). : : - It is revealed that the brooch worn by : Queen Mary to the 1937 coronation was a : "large openwork oval brooch" that : was "later disposed of". : : - Queen Mary's Stomacher : It is revealed : that the Karputhala Stomacher that was : dismantled to create Queen Mary's stomacher, : was indeed the one that was suggested. It : had been a wedding present in 1893. : : - Queen Mary's Sautoir : The Diamond : Sautoir that Queen Mary was often featured : wearing was made in 1928 using diamonds : taken from a riviere necklace that was : purchased from the Grand-Duchess Vladimir in : 1921. It passed to the Queen in 1953 and has : since been shortened. : : - Queen Mary's Chain Link Bracelets : These : combine to form a choker necklace. The first : was purchased in 1932 from Garrards. A : second one was made to match in 1935 (when : they were made to be adapted as a choker). : The second bracelet was made to incorporate : a detachable brooch that was made in 1935 : using 9.75 carat diamond from South Africa. : The brooch and bracelets were left to the : Queen in 1953, who has only ever worn them : as bracelets. : : - Queen Mary's Cluster Earrings : These : were made in 1922 using the 'Mackinnon : Diamonds'. in 1939 the Mackinnon Diamonds : were removed and replaced with large : diamonds that had been a wedding-gift in : 1893 from the Bombay Presidency. : : - Queen Mary's Floret Earrings : These were : made in 1939 using the Mackinnon Diamonds : that had been removed from the Cluster : Earrings. : : - Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Necklace : : It has been confirmed that this was a gift : from George VI to Queen Elizabeth on the : occasion of their coronation. It has since : been loaned to the Duchess of Cornwall, who : has shortened it by nine stones. : : - Queen Elizabeth's Palm-leaf Brooch : : Previously referred to as the Paisley Motif : Brooch; this was made by Cartier in 1938 : using loose stones from her own collection. : : - Queen Elizabeth's Lily Brooch : Known as : the 'Foot Long Floral Brooch' it is revealed : that this brooch is 17.2 cm long, it was : made by Cartier in 1939 using 203 loose : stones from Queen Elizabeth's collection, : and 52 stones from Cartier. : : - The Greville Bow Brooch : The large : 'mystery' bow brooch that the Queen Mother : was pictured wearing in 1961 is actually : from the collection of Mrs. Greville. It was : made by Boucheron in 1900. : : - The Greville Tiara : This was made in : 1921, using stones from a tiara made by : Boucheron in 1901 (this tiara is : illustrated). It was modified in 1953 using : a large marquise diamond, and brilliant : diamonds that were loose (after having been : removed from a brooch in 1949). : : - The Greville Scroll Brooch : The small : diamond and pearl brooch that the Queen : Mother and the Queen have worn (which some : have referred to as being in an 'E' shape); : was actually part of the Greville bequest. : It was made by Cartier in 1929. : : - The Greville Festoon Necklace : This was : made by Cartier. The two-strand necklace was : made in 1929. This was later partially : remodelled (original design in illustrated) : in 1938, when the shorter three-strand : necklace was made to compliment the piece : (creating a five-strand necklace). : : - The Greville Ivy-leaf brooches : These : were made separately by Cartier in 1930 and : 1937 respectively. They were bequeathed to : the Queen Mother by Mrs. Greville in 1942; : and later given to Princess Elizabeth as a : 21st birthday-present. : : - The Courtauld Thomson Scallop-shell : Brooch : This was made in 1919, to the : designs of Lord Courtauld Thomson. His : sister, Miss Winifred Hope left the brooch : to the Queen Mother in 1944. : : - The Queen's Engagement Ring and Wedding : Bracelet : These were both made from the : stones taken from one of Princess Andrew's : Tiaras (Prince Philip's Mother). It is : illustrated that the tiara that was : dismantled was the one which many speculated : was used to create the small rosette tiara : of the Countess of Wessex. This is now ruled : impossible as the tiara was dismantled in : 1947. : : - The Queen's Nizam of Hyderbad Tiara : : This was made in 1939 by Cartier. It is : confirmed that this tiara was dismantled in : 1973, with the stones being used to create : the Burmese Ruby Tiara. Only the three rose : brooches remain. : : - The Queen's Nizam of Hyderbad Neckalce : : This was made in 1935 by Cartier with more : pendants (original design modified). It was : sold in 1936 but returned to Cartier in : 1937, until it was purchased by the Nizam in : 1947 and gifted to the Princess Elizabeth : for her wedding. : : - The Queen's Baguette and Brilliant : Bracelet : This small bracelet, it is : revealed was purchased from Garrard in 1949 : and gifted from George VI to Princess : Elizabeth. : : - The Queen's Festoon Necklace : It is : revealed that this three-strand necklace : with triangular motifs was made in 1950 : using 105 loose stones from the King's : Collection. It was later shortened by 10 : stones in 1953. : : - The Queen's King Faisal Necklace : It is : revealed that this was made by Harry Winston : in 1952, yet it was not purchased until 1967 : when it was gifted to the Queen. : : - The Queen's King Khalid Necklace : This : was made in 1977 by Harry Winston. It was : gifted to the Queen in 1979. : : There are scores of illustrations and images : in this book. Including photographs taken : from 'Queen Mary's Jewellery Inventory' : which seems to have been an extensive album : of photographs catalogue her whole : collection. Many of the pieces in which have : since been remodelled. Images include: : - The Ladies of England Necklace/Tiara : - The Delhi-Durbar Stomacher : - The Surrey Tiara : - Queen Victoria's Wedding Gift : Necklace/Tiara : - Queen Mary's Pearl Stomacher : - The Duchess of Gloucester Earrings in : their original form. : : It has also been revealed that far from : dying and leaving no instructions as to the : distribution of her jewels; despite leaving : no will, Queen Alexandra left a detailed : inventory with notes detailing to whom the : jewel should pass to. Thus showing that : there was method to the dispersion of her : collection. : : All pieces discussed in the book are : illustrated with both HQ and 'actual size' : photographs, as well as many pictures of the : pieces being worn. : : I will be happy to type out the more : detailed quotes if anyone wants : clarification on some of the points raised : above. : : : : : : : : :
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