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    Re: QEQM diamond arrow brooch Archived Message

    Posted by Arthur on October 27, 2014, 3:47 am, in reply to "QEQM diamond arrow brooch"

    Hello Joye,

    thank you very much for this picture, that I had never seen before.

    Because of the black and white, it is hard to tell if there are emeralds or only diamonds in this brooch/hat pin. On a B&W pictures, emeralds should look darker (unless they are pale green emeralds).

    But it is definitely an arrow brooch, and I do not think that QEQM was reported to have received another arrow brooch that the one presented as a wedding gift from the Hon. James Stuart.

    And, judging from the then Duchess of York's look, this picture probably dates back to the early years of QEQM's marriage. I think it could be an important detail, because QEQM seems to have worn her wedding gifts jewels mostly at the beginning of her marriage, then she either had them transformed into new jewels or let them in the vaults.

    Thanks again!!!

    As a sidenote, we can notice that Queen Mary also owned an arrow-shaped diamond brooch, that she wore here during a visit to Liverpool, circa 1924. But this one is larger than QEQM's one, and of course I do not suggest it is the brooch presented to QEQM by the Hon. James Stuart (I can not imagine, even for one millisecond, Queen Mary borrowing a jewel from her daughter-in-law ):


    Direct link to Getty pictures: http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d'actualit%C3%A9/circa-1924-hm-king-george-v-with-the-his-consort-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/78949750 (Getty picture number 78949750).


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