Re: Princess Helena's ears of wheat tiara Archived Message
Posted by Kongetro on September 15, 2016, 1:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena's ears of wheat tiara "
Yes, I actually came across an older thread regarding this/these piece/s. I will try to find it again and post the link here. What makes me wonder about the theory that there were two tiaras of this type is the centre section. In both the photos posted by Stig to show the two different pieces we can see the round centre part in both. Would this not indicate tjat the frame is in fact the same? Or would there be two different pieces with such a similar design? Maybe it was a common design back then. But if it was, what are the chances of two similar ones ending up in the same family? Could it not be that the same tiara was broken up in the sense that two ears of wheat were removed. Or that the piece was so versatile that one could take off or add on the ears of wheat depending on the discretion of the wearer? Since there still seem to be uncertainty about this piece it fascinates me. --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : : This was discussed before but in Bjarne's : Book : page 127 Princess Feodora is wearing a : smaller version of it. : page 63 Countess Dorrit is seen with this : tiara also but smaller version. : Who owns this tiara now ? : : Yes, it has been discussed before, but maybe : you didn't take notes, since you ask again. : As far as I have been told, the bigger tiara : (6 ears of wheat) was broken up sometime : after Princess Helena's death (1962), but at : least it still existed in 1967 when her : daughter-in-law Dorrit wore it on the : occasion of Margrethe and Henrik's wedding : (first photo). : The smaller tiara (4 ears of wheat) was, I : think, last seen at the wedding of Helena's : grandson Waldemar in 1977 (second photo). : : : : :
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