Re: Princess Helena's ears of wheat tiara - link to an old thread about the same item Archived Message
Posted by Kongetro on September 15, 2016, 2:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena's ears of wheat tiara "
http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/archive/1393272943.html --Previous Message-- : 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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