Re: Sorry, but I have another brooch question.... Archived Message
Posted by Bryce  on October 5, 2014, 8:15 am, in reply to "Re: Sorry, but I have another brooch question...."
Thanks Sparkler and Gill.
I never would have guessed this to be the Sapphire Chrysanthemum! Just goes to show you what the angle and lighting can do.
The close-up shot you provided Gill is a nice one. It shows off the small leave which is usually lost against the background of the garment when worn.
Thanks again - another one off my list.
Cheers!
Bryce
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: 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
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: Bryce
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