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    Re: Queen Adelaide Archived Message

    Posted by Dawn on February 25, 2015, 6:58 pm, in reply to "Queen Adelaide"

    Airgette,

    Could you zoom up 1st picture so it would be better to see details close up (esp. earrings and the tiara)? (would be nice for the other pictures also)

    Thanks a bunch for showing us these pictures.

    --Previous Message--
    : I thought I might start a new thread: looking
    : at the jewels of Queen Adelaide. We know
    : that most of her jewels were remakings of
    : Queen Charlotte's diamonds, most of which
    : went back to Hannover in the 1850s. She also
    : had some jewels of her own: notably a pearl
    : necklace.
    : But in the picture below we can see a
    : necklace that probably is the fringe
    : necklace, discussed Roberts p 28:
    :
    :
    : In it we can also see a tiara, grianodle
    : earrings, a ruby brooch, and a ruby
    : bracelet.
    :
    : In this painting, by Simpson, we can see the
    : diamond diadem: , as well as the crown she
    : had commissioned for her coronation. On her
    : wrists are bracelets with the painting on
    : one side and cypher of Williams IV on the
    : other: these were worn, for example by the
    : Queen Mother at her coronation.
    :
    : This painting shows Adelaide in unknown
    : jewellery: the tiara with pearl spikes may
    : be German in origin, as this style was
    : typical on the continent [e.g. the original
    : lovers's knot pearl drop tiara]; the pearls
    : could speculatively be the Hanoverian or
    : Queen Anne, Queen Caroline pearls, in any
    : combination, but this is not sure. The
    : brooch the current Queen wears was
    : originally a clasp, but to this string of
    : pearls?
    :
    : The next painting I have is this one: ,
    : which is entitled 'Her Majesty the Queen
    : Dowager', presumably dating from after
    : Victoria's succession. Again the bracelet
    : with her husband's cameo can be seen, as can
    : a two strand of pearls. Her tiara and the
    : other jeweled image / brooch on her other
    : sleeve are unknown to me.
    :
    : Does any one have any knowledge or interest
    : in this queen? It would be fascinating to
    : see what we can unearth.
    :
    :
    :

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