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She wore a pair of pearl studs and a pearl necklace. [12] The pearl studs were worn by Diana as early as 1975 [13] and were last seen on the Princess in 1990 while opening a police station at 462 Fore Street, Edmonton, London. [6] On her 18th birthday, Diana was given a triple-strand pearl choker by the Spencer family. [14]
Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Johannes Vermeer is a Dutch Golden Age painting of about 1664. Painted in oils on canvas, Johannes Vermeer portrayed a young Dutch woman, most likely of upper-class descent, dressing herself with two yellow ribbons, pearl earrings, and a pearl necklace.
[276] [277] Agnes Gray, Lady Home, surrendered a jewel with fifteen diamonds set in gold with white enamel and a pearl "carcat" necklace which together had been her security for a loan of £600 Scots. [278] The lawyer Robert Scott returned a "carcan" or garnishing, circled about with pearls, rubies and diamonds. [279]
Queen Caroline, on the other hand, had a great deal of valuable jewellery, including no fewer than four pearl necklaces. She wore all the pearl necklaces to her coronation in 1727, but afterwards had the 50 best pearls selected to make one large necklace. In 1947, both necklaces were given to Elizabeth by her father as a wedding present.
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Anne of Denmark, depicted with a diamond aigrette and pearl hair attire, by John de Critz, 1605. The jewels of Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), wife of James VI and I and queen consort of Scotland and England, are known from accounts and inventories, and their depiction in portraits by artists including Paul van Somer. [1]
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Semi-rounds are also used in necklaces or in pieces where the shape of the pearl can be disguised to look like it is a perfectly round pearl. Button pearls are like a slightly flattened round pearl and can also make a necklace, but are more often used in single pendants or earrings where the back half of the pearl is covered, making it look ...