#kensington brooch

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Who Wore What Jewels Weekly

Who Wore What Jewels Weekly

We are rounding up the best jewels of the week. From Anne Hathaway wearing not one but two Bulgari high jewelry looks in Tokyo to Rihanna’s cheeky F*ck  you Y/Project earring to the epic brooch moments spotted on the likes of Succession star Brian Cox and Emily In Paris cutie Lucas Bravo.  Scroll down to see who wore what jewels and vote on your favorite! Enjoy! WHO: MJ Rodriguez WHERE: …

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Some Jewelry at Kensington Palace

The exhibit is called "Royal Gifts." It's a very small exhibit, just a few pieces.

Queen Victoria's Emeralds!

(When the rumors/gossip/leaks about Meghan wanting an emerald tiara for her wedding started spreading, I immediately thought she wanted these because they're the only emeralds Meghan would have known about. I do personally believe that once Meghan started boinking Harry, he gave her a private tour of KP - the public rooms such as everything you've seen here and the private spaces accessible only by members of the royal family and authorized staff.

I don't think Meghan would have known about the Grenville Emerald Eugenie wore for her wedding because the tiara wasn't on anyone's radar until October 2018. It most definitely wasn't being talked about in the run-up to the Sussex wedding.)

A collar and a brooch. I feel like this might be Garter insignia, but I'm really not sure.

The Fife Diamond Tiara

A better view of the museum guide.

(I would love for Kate or Charlotte to wear this one.)

All three tiaras on display.

The center tiara also belongs to Princess Louise, The Duchess of Fife. It is a convertible tiara, which can also be worn as a necklace, as shown:

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The Three Fates, ca.1700, engraving, 31.3x22.2 cm

V&A South Kensington, London Inv. 13853:1

This engraving, published in Paris around 1700, shows the Three Fates of classical mythology. According to legend, they determine the course of human life, symbolised by the thread that they spin, measure and cut. Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are usually portrayed as old and unattractive, but here they are young and fashionably dressed. This print shows a good example of the female costume of the period: wide, long skirts, brooches and pearl necklaces and lace hanging off the sleeves. Clotho holds the distaff, Lachesis holds the spindle and Atropos cuts the thread. The Three Fates are often shown alongside other symbols of death. (V&A)

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19 May 1965: The Queen wore a gown designed by Hardy Amies for a state reception in Schloss Augustusburg, West Germany. The gown’s white and blue fabric were a nod to the hosts’ colors, and its bodice was inspired by the rococo designs found in the castle interior.

As for the jewelry, she wore the Vladimir tiara in pearl setting, the Duchess of Gloucester’s pendant earrings, the Kensington bow brooch, and her Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 watch.

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Anglo-Saxon Disk Brooch

Disk brooches are an important style of circular brooches from the late 6th century and well into the Carolingian dynasty.

This magnificent example shows many jewelry making techniques, such as the inlay of garnets, filigree and shell bosses with garnets on top. Note the very small garnets in the rim of the brooch.

This style of brooches was exclusively found in England and was worn either around the neck to close of a dress or tunic, or on the shoulder to clip a cloak in place. The rarity of these brooches makes it hard to pinpoint if they were worn by men or women.

Their lack of pagan imagery ensured disk brooches a long life, as it wouldn’t clash with the elite’s new Christian religion.

Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London - England

Museum nr M.109-1939

Found in Milton North Field, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - United Kingdom

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More cosplay of Catherine by u/Feisty_Energy_107

More cosplay of Catherine Catherine is very good at using her look to convey a message or to honour something/someone. When she went to Wales as The Princess of Wales, she wore a coat called "Spencer". ​

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When she went to the first year memorial of the late Queen's death at St. David's Cathedral, she not only wore the late Queen's pearl earrings. But also a hat made by a milliner who had a connection the QEII. The designer had been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, which was founded by Queen Elizabeth.

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Meghan is learning. Her coat is called "Kensington." 🙄

https://ift.tt/hMreaQR, what's next for her? A "Sussex" brooch?

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Meghan Markle's wedding tiara

One of the perks of being the granddaughter of the British Queen is that you can wear a sparkling wedding tiara. The Duchess of Sussex wore the Queen Mary Bandeau Tiara, which was given to Queen Mary by the County of Lincoln in 1893. Queen Mary's Diamond Bandeau Tiara

The bride's jewels are a must for a royal wedding. Meghan Markle chose to wear the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau Tiara for her big day. The classic Art Deco tiara was a big hit with fans, who saw it as an appropriate complement to the stunning Givenchy Haute Couture by Claire Waight Keller gown.

According to a book written by royal expert Omid Schobie, Meghan did not get her first choice for tiara on her wedding day. She was reportedly rejected for an emerald-colored tiara in the Queen's collection. Meghan Markle wedding tiara

The tiara, designed by Garrard, was made in 1932 for Princess Mary of Teck, Meghan's grandmother, who married Prince George, Duke York, later King George V. The center brooch was a gift from the County Lincoln to Princess Mary, and was given to her upon her marriage. The Story of the Tiara

Meghan Markle wore the Queen Mary's Bandeau Tiara on loan to Her Majesty when she married Prince Harry in 2018. The diamond piece, which was originally owned by Queen Mary's great-grandmother, is centered by an 1893 brooch. Meghan described her tiara-choosing day as "surreal" in an audio recording made for a Windsor Castle exhibit.

The Duchess' 16 foot-long silk veil included flora from each of the 53 Commonwealth countries, as well as two personal favorites - wintersweet (Chimonanthus Praecox), a flower that grows in front Kensington Palace at Nottingham Cottage, and California poppy Eschscholzia Californica, the state flower of her home.

The final look was stunning, and showed off Meghan's elegance. What's the story behind how Meghan chose her tiara, and why did she do so? According to a royal expert and a new book, there was drama around the process. Prince Harry was reportedly forced to intervene in the dispute between Meghan and Angela Kelly, the Queen's dresser. How the Tiara came to Meghan

Meghan Markle's big day was a memorable one, but it might have been even more so if there hadn't been a disagreement about her bridal headpiece. According to Robert Lacey of the Royal Historian, Markle wanted an emerald encrusted tiara for her wedding day, but Queen Elizabeth refused.

Lacey said that the former monarch was worried that the tiara could be associated with the Russian Revolution because it had been passed through "dodgy" channels. He also thought that Meghan wouldn't look good wearing the tiara at her wedding, as it would distract her from her role as the wife of Prince Harry.

The palace denied the claims and it appears that the Queen Mary Tiara was the one that Markle wore. Princess Eugenie chose a Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara for her wedding six months after Meghan, and the tiara has a clear history. The Final Look

Markle chose to finish her Givenchy wedding dress and 16-foot silk veil with the dazzling Diamond Bandeau Tiara of Queen Mary. The piece, which is made up of 11 flexible sections with interlaced ovals and was worn by Princess Margaret, was borrowed by Meghan to wear on her wedding day.

According to a book, Harry claims he and Angela Kelly, the Queen's dresser had a little argument over which tiara Meghan could borrow for her wedding. Harry claims that while the Queen offered a tiara to her daughter-in law with a Lincolnshire link, Kelly refused to lend it to her before her hair trial.

The Queen finally gave in and let Meghan borrow the heritage art-deco tiara that she paired with a stunning floral veil. The Duchess opened up in an audio recording of a royal exhibit that opens on Friday at Windsor Castle about her tiara-shopping experience.

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♢♢♢ QEII June Jewelry Challenge ♢♢♢

Favorite Pearl Brooch

Kensington Bow Brooch 

Greville Scroll Brooch

Women of Hampshire Brooch

Pearl Triangle Brooch 

Queen Victoria’s 11 Pearl Brooch

Teck Corsage Brooch

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Kensington Bow Brooch ♕ Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Mary when Duchess of York, 1895. She’s wearing the Kensington bow brooch. Photo found in Royal Collection Trust.

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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester photographed in the garden of their Kensington Palace home to mark their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 8 July 2022.

The Duchess wears a brooch designed by the duke - an entwined “R” and “B” (Richard and Birgitte )

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Kensington Palace State Apartments Tour

The view from inside looking out.

(I don't remember what this is.)

The ceiling. We certainly don't see craftsmanship like this anymore!

More ceiling details.

A long gallery, with costumes showing court dress back during William and Mary's reign (1689 - 1702).

A close-up of the dress. Women had to walk through doors sideways! Dresses like this are also why rooms are so wide; they're large enough for women to pass by each other.

Queen's State Apartments - You are about to enter the oldest part of the palace. Step inside the intimate rooms created for Queen Mary II, who rules together with her husband, King William III, in the 17th century.

Virginian fun fact here: The College of William and Mary, located in Williamsburg VA, was created by royal charter in 1693 from King William and Queen Mary. It is the second-oldest university in the U.S. (Harvard is first, having been created in 1636) and one of the eight Public Ivies.

A bedroom

A sitting room

A writing desk in Queen Mary's drawing room

L: A family tree showing the House of Stuart. The yellow leaf represents Queen Anne. The red leaf at the bottom of the tapestry represents William IV (though I do remember someone on the tour group asking the guide if that was 'our William today'. That poor tour guide. I do commiserate with her - I worked a summer once at Jamestown and you would not believe how many people asked for directions to the Grandmother Willow Tree.)

Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria with her Dwarf, 1559

Another gallery

King William's throne

A staircase - exiting the State Apartments, going down to the Victoria exhibit.

This room really was as dark as it looks. You could just feel the history in this space, and there was so much to look at that.

The ceiling in the staircase

Another example of court dress. This one also shows the male uniform.

The courtier's uniform from the late 1700s

Another court dress

Some court brooches. I don't remember who these were - I think they're the family of one of the Georges.

One last ornate ceiling.

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Kevin Coates, 1950-

Athene Noctua, 1983, brooch gold, platinum, blued titanium and silver, 6x5.7 cm

V&A South Kensington, London Inv. M.19-1983

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I think I found it! From the Telegraph: "The Duke and Duchess invited British artist Jamie Coreth to Kensington Palace for several live sittings, with the Duchess choosing jewellery which honours the Royal Family." So the brooch has been loaned in real life.

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25 March 1958: The Queen wore a sky blue and yellow one-shoulder gown with a swath of sky blue fabric draped across the skirt, designed by Norman Hartnell, for a State Banquet held at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam. It was embroidered with ruched lace, and re-embroidered with aquamarines and pale topazes.

As for the jewelry, she wore the Vladimir tiara in pearl setting, the Gloucester pendant earrings, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee necklace, the Kensington bow brooch, and the Edinburgh wedding bracelet.

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Portrait of a Ship's Steward, c. 1829, National Gallery of Art collection, by an American 19th century artist.

I have seen this smartly dressed fellow before, unattributed, and came across him by chance when looking for steamboat pictures. The free pdf linked on the US National Gallery of Art page (American Naive Paintings) calls this 'Portrait of a Black Man'. You can see the steamboat New Philadelphia in the background.

I was able to find quite a few references to the steamboat New Philadelphia online, but American Naive Paintings has a nice summary of both the ship and the man portrayed:

The New Philadelphia was built in 1826 at Kensington, Pennsylvania, and plied the Hudson River between New York and Albany from that date until about 1832. Built for Robert L. Stevens' North River Steamboat Line, the New Philadelphia was innovative in several ways. She was the first steamboat to have two boilers placed on her guards over the water instead of on deck (for passenger safety) and the first to eliminate the bowsprit. In 1826 she set a speed record of twelve hours and twenty three minutes from New York to Albany and in 1833 made record time for the run between Philadelphia and New York. She was also the first Hudson River steamboat to introduce "colored waiters."

The sitter may have been a steward or headwaiter aboard the New Philadelphia. The ship's reputation for innovation and speed was surely a source of great pride to both officers and crew and may explain why a crewman would want his portrait to include his vessel steaming north past the Palisades toward Albany, in what was probably record-setting time.

Placing the command ship in the background, the artist has used the convention commonly reserved for depicting a ship's captain. He also understood the dramatic possibilities of a figure dressed in the latest fashion, striking an elegant Napoleonic pose while casually sitting in a decorated Hitchcock-style chair. The attention devoted to details like the clothing, steamboat, landscape, and chair serves to document the man in a specific place and time and to project material success.

He wears a frock coat with a fashionably cinched waist and velvet collar, and several pieces of visible bijouterie including an impressive rectangular brooch on the concertinaed fabric of his shirt. The silhouette of his coat with puffed shoulders is characteristic of the late 1820s and early 1830s. His black stock or cravat is tied in a bow in front, with the ends tucked into his waistcoat, which is sporting gold buttons. At his waist, a watch key and seal are attached by a blue ribbon with another piece of jewellery (possibly another fob-seal).

Multiple pieces of fob jewellery were a thing, as shown in this detail of an 1826 fashion plate (which also has double rows of gold buttons on the jacket):