Re: The Greville Emerald (and Amethyst ??) Brooch Archived Message
Posted by karenl on November 26, 2016, 11:26 pm, in reply to "Re: The Greville Emerald (and Amethyst ??) Brooch"
I thought this was settled a few months ago that the gem has always been an emerald. --Previous Message-- : Unfortunately, because the Queen Mother had so : many coats in a similar style, I am not : always able to identify occasions by her : garments. : : Nevertheless, I suspect that Bryce's image : was taken in 1982 at the Epsom Derby, as the : shadow cast by HM's face veil onto her coat : seems identical. : : : : All the photos in this series show a : somewhat opaque dark coloured stone. : : : : : : In contrast the emerald in the brooch we are : familiar with is translucent and has a lot : of life, and does not appear to change : colour against dark coloured clothes. : : : : : : Even under artificial light at night the : stone sparkles green. : : : : : Then there are a few occasions where I : cannot see an emerald, where the stone is : relatively opaque and lacks life despite : being subject to day light or good indoor : lights. : : : : I had never thought about this issue until I : saw the video of the christening of Prince : Harry. : :
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