Although Queen Louise of Prussia has the disposal of a lot of jewellery we do not know a lot about the details of her vault. Her trousseau wasn´t impressive and the most was given to her after the wedding as presents or from the royal treasure. According to the exhibition catalogue on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death in the inventory made after her death seven complete sets of jewellery and grande parures are mentioned apart to a lot of single pieces. Brilliants, pearls, aquamarines, amethysts, emeralds, rubies are mentioned. ('Luise. Die Kleider der Königin. Mode, Schmuck und Accessoires am preußischen Hof um 1800', München 2010, hier S. 230) Obliously privat jewellery and parts of the royal trearure handed to her for her use are mixed which was common. The not privat brilliants, pearls and others were given back to the treasury. As it seems the were common rules how to divide the residues between family, friends and servants of all kinds, but these were not followed in all parts. At first her husband laid his hand of some personal things of his very much beloved wife as her daily worn rings or some dresses. Her golden toilette service which usually had to go with her oldest daughter Charlotte when she married to Russia stayed in her sleeping room in Berlin. Other things as her pearls she loved so much that she didn´t give it away when big parts of her jewellery were sold to find money for the war agains Napoleon were used to create a tiara for her daughter Luise. These pearls are now in Kopenhaven and for what I know the only remains of Luises grand jewellery we can be quite certain.
As far I know the inventories made after her death are not published til now. Even if they might be not accurate to 100% I guess a whole parure of pink topazes with brilliants will be listed.
--Previous Message-- : There was a post recently on Tiara Mania about : at pink topaz tiara that belonged to Queen : Louise of Prussia. I had never seen this : piece before which was surprising to me : because of it’s many royal owners so I tried : to do a bit more research but I didn’t find : much. The entire parure how belongs to the : Albion Art Institute. : : Albion Art - Royal Pink Topaz Parure : : From Albion Art Institute : “Title: Prussia – House of Hohenzollern : Royal Pink Topaz Parure : Year: Early 19th Century : Country: Unknown : Maker: Unknown : Material: Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Pink : Topaz : : Description: consisting of the following : five jewels: : 1) Tiara: the hinged circlet outlined by a : row of collet-set diamonds on the top and : lower edges, enclosing circular-cut topazes : between diamond leafy branches meeting at : diamond quatrefoils, surmounted by a : graduated sequence of pear-shaped topazes : supported by pairs of old-cut diamond : scrolls, alternating with diamond trefoils. : 2) A pair of Pendant Earrings: each top set : with circular-cut topaz within an old-cut : diamond borders, attached to pairs of : diamond ivy leaves with berries terminating : in a pendeloque topaz within an old-cut : diamond border : 3) Necklace: comprising ten topazes of : different shapes and sizes graduated in size : from the large central cushion-shaped stone : towards the back, each within an old-cut : diamond border, alternating with diamond and : topaz between spiral scrolls, a : pendeloque-shaped topaz surrounded by : diamonds attached to centre setting. : 4) Stomacher: the top element is set with a : large rectangular cushion-shaped topaz : within an old-cut diamond openwork border, : with the sides emphasised by curvilinear : diamond motifs, attached to an ornamental : centre of diamond and topaz scrolls and ivy : leaves terminating in a pendeloque topaz : within an old-cut diamond border. : 5) Hinged Bangle: the centrepiece is set : with a large cushion-shaped topaz within an : old-cut diamond border supported on each : side by a scroll, ribbon and vase shaped : diamond motif applied to the openwork : hinged gold band. : All contained within a contemporary red : leather fitted case with royal cipher. : : Provenance: : 1) Queen Louise of Prussia (1776-1810), and : to her daughter and other descendants: : 2) Princess Louise, wife of Prince Frederick : of the Netherlands (1808-1870) : 3) Queen Louise, wife of Charles XV of : Sweden (1828-1871) : 4) Queen Louisa, wife of Frederick VIII of : Denmark (1851-1926) : 5) Princess Louise, wife of Prince : Schaumberg-Lippe (1875-1906) : 6) Princess Marie Louise, wife of Prince : Frederick Sigismund of Prussia,(1897-1938) : 7) Princess Louise, wife of Hans Reinhold. : (1917- 2009)" : : The only picture I could find of any of it : being worn is of the fifth Louise on the : list, Princess of Prussia and wife of Prince : of Schaumburg-Lippe. Does anyone know : anything more about this parure or perhaps : have more evidence of it being worn? : : : : : : : :
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