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    Re: A tale of two fringe brooches? Archived Message

    Posted by Laurence on March 6, 2014, 6:14 pm, in reply to "Re: A tale of two fringe brooches?"

    If I remember correctly "The Queen's Diamonds" states that the center of the fringe brooch can be removed and worn on its own. That would mean that an alternate center could be used. As far as extra fringes are concerned the book also said that several of the fringe necklace/tiaras had been shortened, therefor there are extra fringes floating around. As regards the painting, I think it is probably artistic license. The rendering of the Oriental Circlet is not very good. Also Queen Elizabeth was not as creative with her jewels as her mother in law and is not likely to have added fringes to a badge (though even Queen Mary never did that).

    Laurence



    --Previous Message--
    :
    : Thanks for raising this again Brock.
    : Your first pic is from the 1938 State
    : Opening of Parliament.
    : We really need a good official portrait
    : where we can see detail of Queen Elizabeth's
    : gown, because there appears to be more
    : jewellery above the brooch.
    :
    : Queen Victoria did have a chaîne de corsage
    : which was used to make her small crown.
    :
    : I have never been entirely convinced over
    : the more recent stories of the chain,
    : fringes, and the fringe brooch.
    : There could be a spare piece of fringe
    : somewhere.
    :
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : About two years ago, we discussed the brooch
    : immediately below and concluded it was not
    : Queen Victoria's Fringe Brooch simply
    : photographed in unusual lighting due to the
    : "double waterfall" and what
    : appears to be a coloured stone in the
    : centre. It was still up for debate whether
    : this was part of a stomacher or not.
    :
    :
    :
    : Fast forward two years, and I came across
    : this painting of Queen Elizabeth below in
    : which it appears she has attached a
    : waterfall or some sort of fringe to the
    : bottom of her Black Watch badge.
    :
    :
    :
    : So, is the "tassel" left over from
    : Queen Victoria's brooch detachable, or were
    : some elements of the fringe left over after
    : Queen Victoria altered the original piece
    : which Queen Elizabeth decided to be
    : experimental with?
    :
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    :
    :

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