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Later, the Parisian jewellery may have been intended to be diplomatic gifts at the "interview", the planned meeting between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth in England which never took place. The Earl of Pembroke became involved in buying the jewels and chains in Paris and there was some difficulty in obtaining credit from the Italian ...
Chequers Ring, three-quarter profile The Chequers Ring is one of the few surviving pieces of jewellery worn by Queen Elizabeth I of England. The mother-of-pearl ring, set with gold and rubies, includes a locket with two portraits, one depicting Elizabeth and the other traditionally identified as Elizabeth's mother Anne Boleyn, but possibly her step-mother Catherine Parr.
At the Tudor and Stuart royal courts in Britain it was traditional to give gifts on New Year's Day, on 1 January. Records of these gift exchanges survive, and provide information about courtiers and their relative status. [1] [2] A similar custom at the French court was known as the étrenne.
Affabel Partridge was a London goldsmith who served Elizabeth I.He is thought to have marked his work with a hallmark of a bird. [1]Affabel Partridge was set to work improving old royal jewellery for Elizabeth I in 1560 Affabel Partridge lent money to Robert Mabbe on the security of a pub in Southwark called The Tabard
Since her accession to the throne in 1952, nearly 70 years ago, Queen Elizabeth has inherited, received, and commissioned a veritable treasure chest of magnificent jewels. But few, if any, of the ...
Dating back to the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, the collection includes the Imperial State Crown (worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation in 1953), the Cartier Halo tiara ...
Cartier had the piece designed as a 2-row necklace in 1929 but three more strands were added in 1938 at the owner's request. The piece was frequently worn by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother throughout her life. It was worn by the Duchess of Cornwall for the first time during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2007. [73]
The exhibition includes never-before-seen pieces worn throughout the British monarch’s 70-year reign.