Posted by Nellie on October 25, 2012, 3:27 am, in reply to "Re: another closeup"
The only point of connection between the two loops, of greatly different lengths, is the heart shaped jewel. So I can't see your version in it I'm afraid.
--Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : : Odd? I see it very much in the style of the : time. : The short loop defined the length it hung, : The long loop then drooped a little lower on : each side of that. : : That would be one possibility. The other - : and more in style with fashion at the time : the Queen Mother received the gift - would : have been one long chain around the neck and : the heart shaped amethyst attached similar : to a clip. : : : : : : I don't think the chain was open as in the : second picture, but I tend to believe the : way the necklace was displayed in its box : was meant to mirror the heart shaped : amethyst and might be misleading about the : way it was actually worn. A flexibly : attached "clip" might as well : explain the odd way it was attached at the : shortened necklace worn by the DoC. :