Re: Puzzle 4- no bandeau base on the original "Girls" tiara ??? Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on May 29, 2012, 6:56 am, in reply to "Re: Puzzle 4- no bandeau base on the original "Girls" tiara ???"
Boffer - would you then assert that all three pieces - Girls, QV gift, and Surrey - were made originally with very very similar (identical?) lozenge-pattern bandeau bases? Here are pics of the QV gift worn as a tiara by Princess May for her wedding. Is there a bandeau base? --Previous Message-- : I believe that the base for the Girls of Great : Britain tiara is in its original form. It : can be seen being worn by Queen Mary, with : the base very shortly after her wedding. : : Furthermore, the easy with which the base : could be removed is obvious, as this Girls : of Great Britain Tiara was also designed to : be worn as a necklace (and Roberts notes : that it is also photographed as such in : Queen Mary's Jewellery inventory, but he : doesn't publish the image). : : Therefore the base, being original to the : tiara, would have been easily detachable. : And could easily be attached onto other : tiaras. All jewels of this era were hugely : versatile. : : As for the wedding necklace/tiara from Queen : Victoria. This is in its original form. The : added "base" to this necklace / : tiara was worn by Queen Mary on various : occasions as either a choker of bandeau, : which indicate it was originally part of the : jewel that she received as a wedding : present. : : This picture of Queen Mary in her turquoise : tiara, clearly show the diamond : tiara/necklace with its base being worn as a : choker by Queen Mary. : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/queen-mary-turquoise-tiara.htm : : It is also of note that the turquoise tiara : is being worn in its original form, : indicating that it was soon after the : wedding, and thus the jewels are all in : their unaltered form. : : The base of the Queen Victoria's : necklace/tiara can also be seen here, being : worn as a bandeau with the aigrette, that : was a wedding gift from the Duke of York. : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/queen-mary-kensington-brooch.htm : : Thus, I believe that the representation of : this necklace without the base in the : Illustrated London News image of Queen : Mary's wedding gifts is incorrect; and that : Queen Mary's Photographic jewellery : inventory provides a true representation. : : I believe that both these pieces are : photographed in their original form in Queen : Mary's Jewellery Inventory. After all, if : they had been altered, Queen Mary would have : noted this, and therefore Roberts would have : been able to see that they weren't in their : original form, and he would have noted as : such. :
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- QD - 3 Puzzles - Queen Mary necklace/tiara wedding gifts - Surrey and QV - Nellie May 28, 2012, 10:14 pm
- Puzzle 1 - bandeau base added to QV - Nellie May 28, 2012, 10:15 pm
- Puzzle 2 - same bandeau base for Surrey and for QV ? - Nellie May 28, 2012, 10:18 pm
- Puzzle 3 - photo session switches ? - Nellie May 28, 2012, 10:20 pm
- Puzzle 4- no bandeau base on the original "Girls" tiara ??? - Nellie May 29, 2012, 6:17 am
- Re: QD - 5 Puzzles - Queen Mary bandeau - schermsd May 29, 2012, 3:33 pm
- QD - 6 - those pesky bands - Nellie May 30, 2012, 12:24 am
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