Tiara of Diamond Morning glory, blossoms flowers| Majorie Merriweather Post | Royal Jewels

Marjorie Merriweather Post Methun Diadem | Diamant Blumen und Blüten, Ackerwinde Diadem Schmuck & Juwelen

Die Diamant-Tiara wurde Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts (um 1840) hergestellt. Die Blütenblätter und Blätter sind Pavé mit 1.198 Altschliff und Diamant Rosen besetzt. Die Tiara aus Silber und Gold, wie es in den frühen viktorianischen Schmuckstücken üblich war ist "en tremblant".
Die Blumen wurden auf Zitternfedern montiert, so dass jede Bewegung die Brillanz und den Glanz der Diamanten verstärkt. Während dieser Zeit waren Tiaras von weniger klassischem Design und der Schwerpunkt lag auf naturalistischen Motiven, wie hier mit Blütenkopfen, Axkerwinde-Hütchen,Zweigen der Blätter und Blumen.
Mitte der 1800er Jahre waren die wilde Rose und das Gänseblümchen sehr beliebt. Diese Tiara, die vermutlich in Frankreich gemacht worden ist, ist ein schönes Beispiel für eine Girlande aus wilden Rosen und Winde. Die Tiara ist eine Form der Krone, die an der Vorderseite des Kopfes sitzt, gewöhnlich ein halbkreisförmiges Metallband mit Edelsteinen, oft Diamanten, die von Frauen für formale Anlässe getragen werden. Ein Paar passende Blumen-Zweige als Broschen begleiten das Diadem.
Das luftige, helle Blumen Diamant-Diadem mit erblühten Blütenköpfen und Ackerwinde,

Royal Tiara of Diamond Morning glory, blossoms flowers| Majorie Merriweather Post | Royal Jewels

History of Tiara | Diamond Morning glory, blossoms flowers| Majorie Merriweather Post | Royal Jewels

The tiara of morning glory flower-heads, blossoms and leaves in diamonds en tremblant, was purchased at auction by Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1970 for the Smithsonian Institution. It was previously owned by Lord Methun R.A.
"The Diamond Tiara was made in the mid-19th century (c1840). The flower petals and leaves are pavé set with 1,198 old mine and rose cut diamonds. The tiara is made of silver and gold as commonly seen in early Victorian jewelry. It is fashioned "en tremblant" - the flowers were mounted on trembler springs so that every movement would enhance the brilliance and sparkle of the diamonds. During this time, tiaras were of less classical design and the focus was on naturalistic motifs, as seen here with the bejeweled branches of leaves and flowers. In the mid-1800s, the wild rose and daisy were very popular. This tiara, believed to have been made in France, is a beautiful example of a garland of wild roses. A tiara is a form of crown that sits at the front of the head, usually a semi-circular band of metal set with gems, oftentimes diamonds, worn by women for formal occasions. It was accompanied by a pair of matching floral spray brooches. "

The tiara and its accompanying brooches were given by Marjorie Post to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

Some more details about her famous jewels:

On August 31, 1905, Ed Close purchased an engagement ring at Tiffany’s. The diamond was large, of fine quality, and valued at sixty-five hundred dollars.
Her wedding with Edward Bennett Close, Dec. 1905:
The wedding photographs show Marjorie to have been a beautiful, if somewhat timid-looking, bride. Her satin wedding gown was laced with point d’angleterre and trailing orange blossoms and trimmed with a waist knot of rhinestones and pearls.
Two wedding presents – diamond earrings from C.W. [her father] and
a diamond sunburst necklace from Ed worn over a strand of pearls – framed Marjorie’s face.
Under the dress, just below her left knee, Marjorie wore a traditional blue garter. Above it, her lace-covered corset was trimmed in gold.

Marjorie's second husband, stockbroker E.F. Hutton was “naturally quite a gambler at heart”....[One night] he had lost fifty thousand dollars. (…) I could only think how much good that $50,000 could do if properly placed where it was needed,” Marjorie recalled. (…)
A few nights later E. F. returned to Bradley’s gambling tables. (…) Marjorie (…) learned that her husband had lost another $ 50.000. (…)
The next morning Marjorie left with her chauffeur and “negotiated for an extremely lovely strand of pearls and sent him (E.F. Hutton) the bill.” The price tag came to a little more than $100,000.“ He went straight in the air like a geyser … he paid the bill, but I had something permanent to show for my expense. I never found that he was gambling as heavily again,” said Marjorie.

"As early as December 1962 ... the press announced that she planned to leave Hillwood and its furnishings to the Smithsonian. Included in this arrangement were Marjorie’s entire art collection, antique furnishings, rugs, tapestries, and the Hillwood estate itself. The only exceptions were the majority of Marjorie’s jewelry. Nevertheless, several pieces she purchased from the jeweller Harry Winston, such as a 31-carat antique diamond from the Rovensky collection, a 31-sapphire blue heart-shaped diamond ring, and a 275-carat diamond necklace Napoleon had given his wife the Empress Marie-Louise, as well as other gems in Marjorie’s collection, were willed to the Smithsonian."

Smithsonian director S. Dillon Ripley "...recalled his first meeting with Marjorie in the spring of 1965. On that occasion she had appeared at the Smithsonian “castle” with several friends and a granddaughter with a shopping bag in tow. Without further ado, Marjorie then unpacked an “irreplaceable collection of jewels and lace” from the shopping bag. Among them were a great emerald from the Habsburg dynasty, Marie Antoinette’s pear-shaped diamond earrings,

and a diamond necklace of the empress Marie-Louise of France

The diamond tiara - once owned by Empress Marie Louise of France and part of the great emerald parure of the Empress of France, later owned by Majorie Merriwether Post - as a imperial tiara with turquoises.

Source:American Empress – The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post Nancy Rubin Villard Books, New York, 1995;

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