So stellt man sich eine Prinzessin vor, Kaskaden von Perlen, Diamanten,
Diamant-Tropfen, geschliffen und ungeschliffen, unzählige Ketten
und Reihen behangen mit Smaragden.
Die damalige Prinzessin von Wales, trug anlässlich eines Kostümballs
der Herzogin von Devonshire - eine Garnitur ihrer Hochzeitsgeschenke,
die sie von Königin Victoria 1863 erhalten hat.
Eine unglaubliche orientalische Pracht - das die spätere Königin
Alexandra hier demonstriert und ganz ihrem Geschmack entsprach.
Prinzessin Alexandra von Dänemark kam mit einer vergleichsweise,
armseligen Schmuck Ausstattung nach England.
Als Königstochter, auch eines kleinen Landes hätte man doch
etwas mehr erwartet, doch ihr Vater war noch nicht lange König
und die Familie entstammt einer der ärmeren Linien.
Queen Alexandra, at the Duchess of Devonshire’s costume ball,
is wearing another wedding present.
In 1863, she received from Queen Victoria this suite of Indian ornaments,
comprising a collar, armlet and two bracelets, made from uncut emeralds,
diamonds and pearls. The seven-row collar of pearl and emerald beads
was hung with a multitude of pearl drops and diamond pendants, which
were enamelled on the back.
The suite Indian ornaments, consisting corsage, pair bracelets, and armlet, entirely composed of pearls, emeralds, and diamonds, the gift of the Queen.
These are, indeed, " barbaric gold and genu," for all the jewels having been cut and set in India are of course ia the pure Oriental style—that is to say, the diamonds are flat and lustreless, and the fine are drilled through and spoilt by holes in fact, though the value of this present must be very great, it is much more curious than beautiful, and the much resemble coramon glass as it is ia the power of such rich and rare gems do.
Queen Mary broke up this piece and made a rope of pearl and emerald
beads, which she wore, before giving them to Alice,
Duchess of Gloucester, her daughter-in-law, as a wedding gift in 1935.
She gave also one of the diamond pendants with a pearl drop on a thin gold chain to her first granddaughter Princess Elizabeth, whe wears it in 1931 on her fith birthday.
In 1960 Princess Ann was pictured wearing her mothers pendant and necklace. An identical necklace was given to Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, the niece of Queen Elizabeth II.
Special thanks to Laura and John!!
Queen Alexandras Wedding gifts:
more jewels :
Queen´s
Treasure
English Royal Jewels
Queen Mary Jewels
