Re: QEII ruby brooches you unidentified... Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on April 15, 2014, 4:38 am, in reply to "Re: QEII ruby brooches you unidentified..."
Here's the link to its story - http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/queenandcommonwealth/MicroObject.asp?row=97&themeid=944&item=97 --Previous Message-- : Bryce, the brooch on the caramel coat is the : one we initially called the Williamsburg : Bouquet (but it has since been renamed : following some research by others into the : provenance, but I can't remember what we use : now!!) : : : : --Previous Message-- : Joye : A couple of ruby brooches that you did not : mention were the Tudor Rose and the York : Rose Bracelet (the center flower can be worn : as a brooch). I do not think that QEII has : worn it this way but Queen Mary did. : Other brooches with rubies in them would be : the basket of flowers (birth of Prince : Charles), the bowl of fruit, the South : African peacock, the blue and pink double : flower I think has some rubies in the : centre. HM was given a brooch rendering of : the Province of Ontario coat of arms which : has 11 rubies (18 emeralds and 172 diamonds : set in platinum). : : This brooch may as well have rubies but I : have not been able to identify it. : : Hope this helps with your list. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Qatar 1996 gift during State visit - Arab : Dow : br : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : While checking for info on The Crown Rubies, : I found that Fields wrote that QEII had 6 : ruby brooches. : : No. 1 modern ruby br commissioned by QEII : : : : : : : : : :
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