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November 10, 2014

Queen Mary of the United Kingdom's Ladies of England Tiara

Queen Mary
Queen Mary
Creation:  This tiara was made by Hunt & Roskell and could be worn as a necklace.  In 1913, it was dismantled and the diamonds and pearls were used to create Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara with the left over diamonds being used in the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara.
Queen Mary

Materials:  diamonds and pearls

Provenance:
  1. Queen Mary of the United Kingdom; from 650 Ladies of England on the occasion of her 1893 marriage to King George V of the United Kingdom

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Photos:  The Royal Collection

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