Re: Some glittering photos of the pre-wedding gala in Luxembourg Archived Message
Posted by mauriz on October 23, 2012, 5:49 am, in reply to "Re: Some glittering photos of the pre-wedding gala in Luxembourg"
--Previous Message-- : The beads on top of the 'new' Bernadotte tiara : definitely appear to have a darker shade : than the other parts, and looking at the : backside of the haircomb, Tamara's theory of : shadow and light might not hold up. : Still, I don't exactly see onyx here : either... could it be the 'beads' are made : of steel as well but were simply treated : seperately and differently, or that they : have a different alloy / coating in order to : make them stand out more? Yes, that could be. Steel beads were produced in various shades throughout the 19th century, imitating different metals as copper or gold as well as surprisingly strong colours such as bright yellow, green or purple.
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