Could these be two of the star elements from the necklace? Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on August 27, 2014, 9:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Kent wearing the amethysts (painting in the Royal Collection)"
As I was hunting on the Royal Collection site, I noticed that Victoria, Duchess of Kent, was wearing two stars in her hair in one of her portraits. Could these be from the amethyst necklace? http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/604851/victoria-duchess-of-kent --Previous Message-- : I do not think there is much artistic licence : in this painting. Other jewels depicted on : this painting (Queen Victoria's Diamond : Diadem, Turkish diamond necklace, Koh-I-Noor : Brooch and Bar Brooch, the Duchess of : Cambridge Pearl Lovers Knot Tiara...) are : painted in very accurate details and look : faithful to the real jewels. : : And the Royal Collection gives this : information in their description of the : painting: John Philip, " the Scottish : artist, described by Queen Victoria as ‘our : greatest painter’, made a preparatory sketch : during the ceremony, and perfected the most : important portraits at individual sittings : later ". So we can conclude that there : is very little artistic licence here. : : : --Previous Message-- : I think it is the amethyst necklace and, : although the duchess may have had plump : shoulders, the necklace does indeed look too : short to contain the elements similar to the : brooch. The colour of the stones in the : painting suggests HRH is wearing amethysts. : Another factor which I think supports the : idea that this is the amethyst necklace is : that the bottom of the earrings are visible : and resemble those worn by QEII. Perhaps it : is due to artistic licence but there appear : to be wider spaces between the elements, but : in a painting where a person is not one of : the major figures in a composition, I don't : think that has any significance. : What a tremendous find Arthur. I think you : have solved the mystery. Congratulations. : Now we have to decide whether the brooch : worn by the Duchess of Kent in the painting : Barbara D posted is part of the demi-parure. : : --Previous Message-- : : Merci bien, Arthur! If it is indeed the : amethyst necklace - and I think it is - it : seems way too short to include the hexagonal : stones! : : : : : : :
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- Re: The Kent Amethyst brooch? - Cristina August 26, 2014, 3:18 pm
- Interesting idea! - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 3:30 am
- Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 10:43 am
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Cristina August 27, 2014, 3:34 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - mauriz August 27, 2014, 4:43 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Arthur August 27, 2014, 5:31 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Beth1 August 27, 2014, 5:38 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Baxter August 30, 2014, 12:27 pm
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