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    Re: Sorry, but I have another brooch question.... Archived Message

    Posted by GillW on October 4, 2014, 1:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Sorry, but I have another brooch question...."

    Yes, it is this one


    Just trying to find a better photo of the event - I'm sure I have one!....



    --Previous Message--
    : This brooch is a gift from the shipbuilders
    : and owners when Princess Elizabeth
    : launched the British Princess, an oil tanker
    : in 1946. It is a "platinum-set
    : chrysanthemum brooch with sapphire stamens
    : and diamond petals and stem." This
    : description coming from Field, p.121. The
    : picture I believe is from the Queen's
    : Christmas broadcast given at Sandringham in
    : 1952.
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : I came across this picture of HM in 1952.
    : I was wondering if anyone can make out which
    : brooch (if it is even a brooch) she might be
    : wearing.
    :
    : If I had to hazard a guess, I would say it
    : is one of the sapphire and gold floral clips
    : (photographed at a weird angle) but, like I
    : said, only a guess.
    :
    : Does anyone have any better insight?
    :
    :
    :
    :
    : Thanks.
    : Cheers!
    : Bryce
    :
    :


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