How I wish we could access Queen Mary's dress books with her descriptions of the jewels she wore. We know so very little about what she wore on the majority of occasions as we have only a few descriptions and photographs taken for special events or at public appearances. On private occasions she may have indulged in some colour. She is known to have worn the sapphires she inherited from her aunt, and she did buy and wear the sapphire and diamond tiara belonging to the Dowager Empress of Russia.
--Previous Message-- : Maybe Angela Kelly with the cataloguing system : will come up with these ruby pieces in a new : outfit for QEII. : : --Previous Message-- : It is remarkable, though, that Queen Mary : wore : almost only jewels made of precious stones : (diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and, more : scarcely, rubies) and pearls, but almost : never jewels made of semi-precious or fine : stones (aquamarines, amethysts, : turquoises...). I only remember of a single : photo portrait of a young Queen (probably : then still Princess) Mary with an amethyst : parure (which was later auctioned off) and : of a photo of an equally young Queen : (Princess) Mary wearing the beautiful : turquoise and diamond parure presented to : her as wedding gift by her parents, and that : she later presented as a wedding gift to the : Duchess of Gloucester. : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you Joye. We are learning so much : about : Queen Mary and rubies. I am coming to the : conclusion that we can dismiss the old : furphy about her not liking rubies. : : --Previous Message-- : A ruby brooch and ruby pendant were left to : Queen Mary by Sophie de Torby wife of Grand : Duke Michael. : Is there any knowledge about these pieces? : : : : : : :
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