Re: Queen Alexandra and unknown head ornament Archived Message
Posted by Franck   on May 23, 2016, 4:40 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra and unknown head ornament"
Dear Beth,
We have to bear in mind that Suzy Menkes (edition 1988) says that a lof of hair combs which are in the vault come from Queen Alexandra including one from Rene Lalique.
Franck
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: The image I posted of Queen Alexandra was, I
: believe taken in 1908, and is a detail from
: photos taken at the State Opening of
: Parliament.
:
: Visually, the arrangement of diamonds in
: front of Queen Victoria's small diamond
: crown seems to correspond with a description
: of part of a form of headdress worn by Queen
: Alexandra to the opera in 1905.
:
:
: I suspect that the diamonds in front of QV's
: small crown may be those worn at Queen
: Alexandra's throat for the Opening of
: Parliament in 1901, but I am not certain of
: that.
:
: [Edit: I now recollect that Queen Alexandra
: wore Queen Victoria's fringe brooch (aka
: waterfall brooch) at her throat for the
: first Opening of Parliament by Edward VII. I
: am not certain when the photo below of Queen
: Alexandra was taken as I don't think the
: newspaper gave a date.]
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