We need to see the 1968 gift Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on October 21, 2012, 7:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Aquamarine tiara worn by Countess of Wessex"
The hunt is on! We need to see that gift which provided "four scrolls" to make the fan or shell shapes now in the Queen's tiara. The stories of Field and the Royal Collection correlate extremely well until we get to the "scrolls". My bet is on the Royal Collection there. And the "scrolls" taken could have been dismantled to use the gems. I'm now convinced Sophie's tiara is precisely the same one as the Queen wore in Canada in 1970, ie, before the 1971 tiara remake. Timeline 1953 - gift of necklace and earrings (F, RC) 1957 - tiara made by Queen (F, RC) 1958 - gift of bracelet and brooch (F, RC) 1968 - gift of hair ornament (F) or jewel (RC) 1970 - Queen wore Sophie’s tiara in Canada, 5 elements 1971 - hair onament used to make four scroll-shaped motifs for the tiara (F) - or the tiara was adapted to take four scroll ornaments from an aquamarine and diamond jewel (RC) --Previous Message-- : : I'm trying to digest all this over breakfast : and am totally confused. I'll need the : coffees to sort it out. : : First, I cannot find this tiara (Sophie's) : with nine elements !!!!!!! Except in the : montage by Baxter of course. : : I'm not yet convinced we have ever seen the : piece the Queen used to revise the tiara she : had had made. : Sophie's tiara, even in toto, would not have : provided enough gems for the remake. : : Until later...... :
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- Aquamarine tiara worn by Countess of Wessex - Nellie October 21, 2012, 8:45 am
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- Re: Aquamarine tiara worn by Countess of Wessex - Baxter October 21, 2012, 4:50 pm
- Re: Aquamarine tiara worn by Countess of Wessex - Nellie October 21, 2012, 6:59 pm
- We need to see the 1968 gift - Nellie October 21, 2012, 7:54 pm
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