Re: Could Queen Victoria be wearing an opal necklace in this image Archived Message
Posted by Lorenzo on June 29, 2015, 10:46 am, in reply to "Could Queen Victoria be wearing an opal necklace in this image"
It coule be turquoises ! --Previous Message-- : I have always been intrigued about references : to Queen Victoria's opal necklace, as I have : never seen an image or photo of this. : : Could Queen Victoria be wearing an opal : necklace in this image? : : : http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw145622/Queen-Victoria?LinkID=mp04634&search=sas&sText=Queen+Victoria&wPage=17&role=sit&rNo=359 : : This has caught my eye because the stones : depicted in the necklace do not have the : regular cut or shape of many other precious : stones and, as we know, opals are not often : shaped as evenly sized stones; rather their : brilliance comes from stones in their : natural shape being polished. : : It also seems to me that this necklace has : some aspects which mirror those in the tiara : the Queen is wearing, and this is : characteristic of designs which Prince : Alfred made. (In this, I am thinking of the : sapphire tiara and necklace which eventually : went to Princess Mary, daughter of George V : and Queen Mary) : : This is just a suggestion to add to our : discussions. : : : :
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