Re: QEQM's hibiscus brooch Archived Message
Posted by LauraM on January 30, 2015, 9:16 pm, in reply to "QEQM's hibiscus brooch"
More wonderful information Beth. Joseph Mann was very talented. I have attached a link to an article in Trove that outlines the presentation of the brooch to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Laura --Previous Message-- : Vine in The Europeans , states that Joseph : Mann also made the hibiscus brooch presented : to QEQM by the Commonwealth of Australia in : 1958. : : It was designed by Ross Allan to represent : the native Queensland hibiscus. The initial : design incorporated 2 large black opals; : however, the opals were rejected by Clarence : House and the rubies substituted. : : According to the National Gallery of : Australia's website Ross Allan was born in : Sydney in 1930. He was so young to have been : selected to design the jewellery. What an : amazing talent! :
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Link: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/91257953?searchTerm=Queen%20brooch&searchLimits=l-decade=195|||l-year=1958
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