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New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire

Posted by karenl on October 1, 2023, 7:45 pm

Queen Mary's Coronation Gown is on display. Stunning gown.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12581033/Satin-Coronation-dress-worn-Queen-Mary-King-Charles-great-grandmother-1911-goes-display-new-exhibition.html

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 2, 2023, 1:13 am, in reply to "New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

Queen Mary loved clothes and knew how to dress for every occasion. Her Coronation dress is magnificent. She could also cram on more jewels per square inch than any other Royal woman and not look overwhelmed. I suppose that's because she had superb posture and a magnificent bosom.

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Posted by Nellie on October 2, 2023, 1:43 am, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

Quote: She could also cram on more jewels per square inch than any other Royal woman and not look overwhelmed.

I think I'm correct in saying she was the only royal to wear Cullinans I, II, III, and IV together as two brooches.
I and II form the brooch on that ample royal bosom and III and IV form the pendant to diamond rivieres.

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 2, 2023, 2:44 am, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

Yep. On any other woman, the jewels would be overwhelming. But on Mary the bling is carried off very well indeed!

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 2, 2023, 11:10 am, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

Also, look at how many other jewels she wearing. I see at least four necklaces/chokers, two bow brooches, earrings, and her crown without its arches. I'm sure she's also wearing several bracelets on each arm, too. And then there are the Badges of two Orders... How she could even walk under all that jewelry, the robe, and her heavy gown is beyond me. Yet she did it all so easily!

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Posted by Nellie on October 2, 2023, 9:46 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

For the record I would like to correct something. I'm doing this because I'm more and more aware of some issues over AI and the datasets used for training, and machine learning. Unfortunately there have been many sites in the past simply repeating inaccurate "information" about British royal jewels. Those inaccuracies are likely to multiply with use of AI.

In the crop detail I posted above Queen Mary is wearing Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet and not her own crown without arches.

The source was a photographic portrait from the first State Opening of Parliament in the reign of George V, held on 6 Feb 1911.
The coronation was later on 22 June 1911 when Queen Mary's crown appeared.
Only later in 1914 was her crown altered when the arches were mader detachable.

The comparison between the QV regal circlet and the QM crown without arches can be seen here.

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 2, 2023, 11:20 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

I stand corrected.

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Posted by karenl on October 3, 2023, 12:54 am, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

Queen Mary brought in many new pieces to the Royal by her purchases of Russian jewels ie. the iconic Vladimir Tiara and pieces from Empress Maria Feodorovna. She also dismantled she had received and refashioned new pieces such as tiaras and brooches. Mary had an eye for jewelry and design.
This is somewhat off topic, I wish the Teck Crescent Tiara would make a debut some day, I love that tiara. I would love to see the Strathmore Rose Tiara repaired and restored...it would make a nice tiara for Charlotte when she's old enough to wear a tiara. I would love to see the York Rose bracelet, the last time it was seen was on when Queen Mary was Princess of Wales.

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 3, 2023, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

I thought the late Queen wore the York Rose bracelet on many occasions? Or are there two bracelets with the same name?

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 3, 2023, 4:21 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

This is the one I'm thinking of.

https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2021/05/the-cornwall-rose-of-york-bracelet.html

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Posted by karenl on October 3, 2023, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

I stand corrected, I missed those occasions HM wore the bracelet or it was before I became interested in Royal jewels. That is a gorgeous bracelet, I hope it makes another appearance soon.

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 3, 2023, 6:38 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

I hope so too, it's beautiful. I think either Mary or Elizabeth had the band redesigned at some point as the setting is slightly different than the original.

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Posted by JohnW on October 2, 2023, 7:24 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

It is extraordinary the weight of jewels that she could 'pull off', isn't it? I have always wondered whether her extreme ostentation, however elegant, related to her sensitivity about being a morganaut, about which, according to Jamesie Pope-Hennessey, Edward VII's daughters used to tease her relentlessly when they were children.

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Posted by Cynthia on October 3, 2023, 9:46 am, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

Not just a morganaut but also "poor" in comparison to so many of her relatives.

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Posted by Karen on October 2, 2023, 11:02 am, in reply to "New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

The Duchess of Glouscester opened the Exhibition.

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1708832876098109507

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Posted by karenl on October 2, 2023, 7:21 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

The Duchess is wearing some pieces from her own fabulous collection.
When it came to jewels, Queen Mary gave her mother-in-law Queen Alexandra, a run for the money.

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Posted by Hollie24 on October 2, 2023, 8:29 pm, in reply to "Re: New Exhibition: Treasures Of Gold And Silver Wire"

I'd say Mary far outpaced Alexandra when it came to big-gun jewelry. A lot of Alexandra's rope necklaces were made of imitation pearls, for instance, and while she adorned herself head to foot in serious bling for the Coronation, she usually didn't wear many huge jewels in the quantities Mary did.

Mary also assembled jewelry collections for her daughter and three of her four daughters-in-law as wedding gifts (the fourth was Bessiewallis Warfield Spencer Simpson). Imagine getting a complete parure as a wedding gift, plus sundry bracelets, necklaces, and earrings!

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