Re: Wheat sheaf tiara Chaumet - Nitot circa 1811 Archived Message
Posted by Maridje on September 25, 2015, 7:05 am, in reply to "Re: Ears of Wheat from the French Crown Jewels"
News from Chaumet http://www.chaumet.fr/promenade-bucolique/pieces-historiques-en.html "Joséphine’s choice This sheaf of nine stalks of wheat seems to rustle in the wind in an expression of modernity of the French Empire. Empress Joséphine brought the neo-classical tiara back into fashion - emblem of power and sovereignty - prompting a resurgence of the use in jewellery of classical motifs such the sheaf of wheat, a symbol of fertility. In 1811, Empress Marie-Louise commissioned Nitot to create 150 stalks of wheat to adorn her gown and hair, which would form part of the Crown Jewels. A number of these were used to produce this tiara. Chaumet made use of the wheat motif on the ethereal tiaras of the Belle Époque and on brooches in the post-war period."
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