That may very well have been the symbolism behind (wearing) this piece as it was 1938 when we saw it on Wilhelmina and at the time people started to get worried about the rapid advance of Nazi expansionism in Europe.
--Previous Message-- : I agree, the design would be unusual straight : if it was meant to depict a flower's stem, : but on the other hand I would expect a : stylized sword to have a more symmetrical : tip... : : Anyway, may I offer a more poetic : interpretation of the bow, which in my : opinion isn't suggestive of the Gordian Knot : at all? A bow tied by a maiden's gentle hand : around the blade of a knight's sword makes : it useless: love overcomes war and all : that... : : : --Previous Message-- : It is too eh... masculine to see a plant in : it, I think : : Now that John mentioned the Gordian Knot.... : maybe a gift by Prince Bernhard to Queen : Juliana to seal the end of the crisis at the : Court in the 1950's (Hofmans Affair): the : Gordian Knot has been solved? Most likely I : am reading too much in it, but the design : intrigues me. : : :