Re: A South Australian Silver Wedding Gift to the Princess of Wales 1889 Archived Message
Posted by LauraM on April 7, 2014, 9:17 pm, in reply to "Re: A South Australian Silver Wedding Gift to the Princess of Wales 1889"
Hi Nellie As you know I assist Ursula in her wonderful work on her site and she has, very kindly, done some investigation uncovering an engraving of the casket, the necklace and its accompanying bracelets in the Illustrated London News. Now we just need to get a high quality version of it! It looks like it might be a choker. Laura --Previous Message-- : : If you have not managed to find a sketch or : photo then probably there was none : published. : : : --Previous Message-- : Hello Nellie : : It is so nice to be able to share my finds : with others who enjoy learning. I enjoy your : wonderful photos that you share with the : board very much. : : I wonder if a drawing was ever published of : this necklace as I am having a hard time : visualizing it. : : Laura : : --Previous Message-- : : Thank you Laura for your find. : I do appreciate the time you give to this : hunt for jewels, and in the Australian press : too. : : : --Previous Message-- : In honour of the upcoming Royal Visit to New : Zealand and Australia, I thought I would : share this information about a valuable : jewellery gift from the the Ladies of South : Australia to the Princess of Wales in 1889. : : The present consisted of a necklet made from : South Australian gold, South Australian : rubies and Brazilian diamonds. The : collarette consisted of twenty-five links : each set with three three Australian rubies : and four Brazilian diamonds. Suspended from : the collarette was "an exquisite : pendant, attached by two pieces of cable : chain, and sustaining two cornucopias. A : beautifully-chased shell occupies the space : between these, and in the centre a very : large ruby surmounts six diamonds, and close : by three pretty-coloured rubies hand in claw : settings, a diamond surmounting the centre : one. The set is completed by a pair of South : Australian gold and ruby bangles,each one : containing eleven very large rubies and : twenty diamonds." : : It sounds like a very Victorian piece! The : bangles may be more wearable today. : : I also read that supposedly the then : Princess of Wales had a tiara with : Australian rubies. : : Sources: The Sydney Morning Herald 4 Feb : 1889; The South Australian Register 4 Feb : 1889. : : Laura : : : : : : : :
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