Re: Duchess of Kent wearing the amethysts (painting in the Royal Collection) Archived Message
Posted by Alyend on August 28, 2014, 8:25 am, in reply to "Duchess of Kent wearing the amethysts (painting in the Royal Collection)"
I think the lady on the right (the one in the light blue dress with pink roses) is wearing the Teck rose and crescent tiara: http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_14092323029069&key=95548d06b1f9b524a1f5ab6f4eac193f&libId=0d806d3d-2934-4682-968f-fc7e9337fd33&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers2.boardhost.com%2Froyal-jewels%2Fmsg%2F1409175322.html&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalcollection.org.uk%2Fcollection%2F406819%2Fthe-marriage-of-victoria-princess-royal-25-january-1858&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers2.boardhost.com%2Froyal-jewels%2Fmsg%2F1409179080.html&title=Royal%20Jewels%20of%20the%20World%20Message%20Board%3A%20Duchess%20of%20Kent%20wearing%20the%20amethysts%20(painting%20in%20the%20Royal%20Collection)&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalcollection.org.uk%2Fcollection%2F406819%2Fthe-marriage-of-victoria-princess-royal-25-january-1858 --Previous Message-- : I have looked in the Royal Collection’s : website if I could find a picture or a : portrait of a royal lady wearing the Duchess : of Kent’s amethysts. I have found nothing, : except this painting, by John Philip, : representing the wedding of the then : Princess Royal, Victoria (Queen Victoria’s : eldest daughter) to Crown Prince Frederick : of Prussia (later German Emperor Frederick : III) in 1858. It looks as if the Duchess of : Kent (standing behind Queen Victoria, with : the ermine-trimmed coat) is wearing her : amethyst necklace and earrings: : : : : Source (and more information about this : impressive painting): Royal Collection’s : website: : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/406819/the-marriage-of-victoria-princess-royal-25-january-1858 : : I have tried to zoom on the picture. I think : it is possible to confirm that the stones : are of purple colour (so, probably : amethysts) and that there are at least three : pendants hanging from it, which would match : with the Kent amethyst demi-parure. The : earrings seem to be a match too (though they : are partially hidden behind the ostrich : feathers, we can recognize the bottom part : of the Kent amethyst earrings, with the : pear-shaped amethyst being framed by : diamonds only on its bottom section). But is : rather difficult to confirm if the necklace : includes the hexagonal amethysts or not. We : can notice that the necklace looks shorter : than when worn by Queen Elizabeth II. The : brooch is not visible. : : : : As for the brooch(es), I have checked the : list of the jewels designated by Queen : Victoria as “heirlooms of the Crown” (as : published in Vincent Meylan’s book Bijoux : de Reines , quoting Lord Twining’s book : Crown Jewels of Europe ): Meylan/Twining : mentions that the Kent amethyst parure : includes “ a necklace, a brooch [and not : three] , a pair of earrings and two hair : combs ”. That could mean that two of the : hexagonal amethyst brooches were already : integrated in the necklace. : : I do not know if this picture and : information makes the mystery clearer or : thicker, but I hope you will enjoy them : anyway! : : Arthur : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you Barbara. I have been searching the : net for such a portrait or photograph : without success. Unfortunately, neither the : Royal Collection or the National Portrait : Gallery have all their images online. : Hopefully, someone will find such an image. : : : You're right Beth1, sometimes only the : description is available. But I noticed, : that particularly the RCs website changes a : lot in the number of items/pics/descriptions : available online... So maybe we have to wait : a while, keeping the topic in mind and then : re-search. I hope that from end of year on, : my time won't be so restricted anymore... : : : :
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- Interesting idea! - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 3:30 am
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