I wonder what HMQM meant by a ruby and diamond collar? Has anyone any information about such a necklace? Or have I misunderstood your post Nellie?
--Previous Message-- : That is fascinating information Nellie. I have : always wondered about the saying that QM did : not like rubies as the King gave her the : large ruby earrings which she gave to the : Crown (information from Fields). I wonder if : the uncut ruby is the Timur ruby necklace. : Because of how it is set as a necklace, I : feel sure that it would have been worn as : the setting, as depicted in modern times, is : not an Indian setting. I have never seen any : information about when the Timur ruby was : set, so I don't know if it would have been : something which Queen Victoria might have : worn. QEII is on record as saying it is so : beautiful that she thought she should have a : dress designed to wear it. I wonder if she : has worn it on occasions which have not been : photographed. : : : --Previous Message-- : : I have just started to browse through the : book Treasures from the Royal Archives : which arrived in the post today. : : From Queen Mary's dress book, 1911-13 it : states, for Dinner on June 22nd - : : "Pink & silver brocade gown Diamond : comb ruby & diamond collar, large uncut : ruby necklace arranged on bodice with : diamond drop added." : : This might surprise some who believe that : Queen Mary did not like rubies. : : I wonder what that large uncut ruby was. : : For Dinner on the 23rd at the Foreign Office : - : : "Sapphire blue & gold gown Young : ladies pearl & diamond tiara, pearl : collar with Ladies pearl & diamond : necklace under, pearl & diamond : stomacher large round pearl brooch 3 family : orders" : : I think "Young ladies" must mean : Girls, and we now know Queen Mary herself : used the term "stomacher. : : I feel a bit disappointed with the book : because it is such a teaser, providing the : tiniest snippets, as above. Perhaps no more : than that was ever likely, but one wonders : how and why the selections were made. : : : : : : : : : : :