Posted by joye on March 10, 2015, 8:00 am, in reply to "Re: QEII's earrings"
Pearls plural. Also said not seen in public. These were see around 1953. Fields wrote her book much later than this. The assumption that Fields is wrong on this needs proof. Beth You say you cannot find a description which would fit the Bahrain earrings these are the Bahrain earrings. I long ago as I have not long back said was in contact with the Royal Collection about these earrings and was fobbed off but continued to press for a proper answer and they finally said Bahrain earrings were made from 2 pearls of the original 7 in a shell which were gift to QEII coronation I think
--Previous Message-- : Leslie Field's book was written many years ago : - She tells us that Queen Mary's diamond : stomacher had not been worn in its entirety : - Of course we Royal Jewel Enthusiasts were : jumping around with excitement : (metaphorically speaking !) when Her Majesty : wore the stomacher at her Golden Jubilee : Celebrations ! : Therefore we should take the time lapse into : account. : Regarding these earrings - the gift from the : Sheikh of Bahrain was a number of pearls - : therefore in theory there could be other : versions. : : --Previous Message-- : : Joye, I wonder what the term "pendant : pearls" suggested to you? I suspect : that all our responses have been influenced : by our understanding of that term. Perhaps : that, combined with what I now think is an : inaccurate comment by Field, could explain : the difference of opinion we are having : regarding this set of earrings. : : My understanding is that round pearls, drop : pearls, pear shaped pearls and pearls of : many other shapes which are attached to : earrings with any type of super structure : (be they diamonds or other gems) can be : classified as pendant pearls. : : With the information we have at present, I : think that Arthur's suggestion is correct, : and that Field is inaccurate in saying the : earrings have not been worn in public. Of : course I could be wrong, and perhaps HM does : have another set of earrings which fits this : description. : : I had not thought through the issue of these : earrings, allegedly not worn in public, : until I read Arthur's post. : : I have re-read the relevant section in : Field's book. I cannot find any description : which would fit the Bahrain pearl earrings : (which are well known), which in turn makes : me think that Arthur is correct. : : Perhaps, this is one of those issues which : will have to await clarification until we : get more information from the Royal : Collection. : : : : :
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