Hi PJ! I have noticed your posts and always think of Keizer, your nearby town. I grew up in Oregon - but, alas, that is OT! :-)
Do you have this Twining opus?
--Previous Message-- : Hi Paisley : It's nice to meet another west coaster, I'm : in Oregon. Saturday for me. This is one of : my favorite pieces because of its : versatility. : PJ : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you, Nellie. I can vouch for real : time : postings because your post appeared quickly : after mine, and I'm in California on Friday : to your Saturday. : : Isn't this jewel fantastic? : : I don't know anything about it, like you do. : If you're inclined - I'd love to read what : else you know, and who Twining is. : : Always appreciate your posts, even if I : don't comment - I read them all. : : : : --Previous Message-- : : I think "cockade" was originally a : flourish, on a hat, in ribbons that was : later represented in diamonds by some : royals. : : When Twining wrote of the (diamond) cockade : jewel he said - : : " A cockade, originally of five : separate pieces set with brilliants, was : altered for Queen Alexandra to a cloak clasp : to consist of three pieces; the centre : piece, set with a cluster of diamonds, and : one side were kept in their original form : and the other three pieces remounted as one : to match the opposite side. " : : So it was a (diamond) cockade before it was : a cloak clasp, according to Twining. : : (I have never understood how the jewel would : have worked as a cloak clasp, other than as : three brooches pinned side by side with the : middle one pinned through both sides of the : cloak front.) : So it would seem that Queen Mary reverted to : using the name for the original form of the : jewel. : : Pic from Twining - : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Me three. I noticed all the pictures of : this : important piece but no info. Any guesses : why that would be? : : Where does the name cockade come from : anyway? : : This piece must have a fascinating history. : : : : : : : : :