Re: Queen Alexandra's Fringe Tiara & 'Pin' Archived Message
Posted by Dmitry  on March 19, 2014, 7:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra's Fringe Tiara & 'Pin'"
Empress Marie Feodorovna also wore, on occasion, a pin to hold the front of her tiara in place. It helps stabilize the heavier ones. to wear a bracelet at the base would make no sense at all; it would be difficult to anchor and serve no purpose at all.
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: Thank you Barbara. I recall we have
: discussed this.
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: Roberts makes no mention of it but does say
: the tiara was also to be worn as a necklace.
: When it was photographed as a necklace ,
: for what I believe was Queen Alexandra's
: illustrated inventory, it contained 77 bars
: and 16 of the smallest have since been
: removed.
: What a stunning necklace that would have
: been!
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: A long time ago, we discussed the little
: 'pin', Queen Alexandra seems to wear at the
: base of her fringe tiara. While searching
: for serpent jewellery for another threat, I
: 'stumbled' over these two pictures of Queen
: Alexandra. For me it seems like HM wore the
: little bracelet attached to the base of the
: fringe tiara. So no pin, but a bracelet.
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: If this is already known, my apologies for
: repeating .
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