Creation: This tiara was made in the early 1800s.
Materials: steel and gold
![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwAQieCfOdBoDW1i7L8u6MTKYu5tw9owkwVblf_-03q0lUxW0_PqK7VrCxHKcEyGpgdY3RpFFQgErdMLx7wcv3atJD1dmchVbP6XA_S3t5wW5bDWg4-4ts2Wla7ElvjbGjHeVY2wmT7KBBZu9NNACi09qQ3q-MzROpXRldLA1nugfFlSXKSRmaHkdaqw=w286-h400) |
Crown Princess Victoria
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![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijkuPVmg-G2bzKsauYMcOptMaDypR7iLcuemMq-Omec8AGqSp1VupWVgpBG57wjndA1EyWHWpAv-sXG7hvFfSB7jFjOz3uDPslS6nZwgy1PQ7qkwQHnO4XZQFkjkJUf5CUeWDlrgjHuk7ZnU477UkW-lzT8K61aONnEXa04k-aa2gQPYFJjZvCo14FIQ=w250-h400) |
Crown Princess Victoria
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Provenance:
- Queen Hortense of Holland née Beauharnais
- Princess Eugénie of Hohenzollern-Hechingen née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her aunt in 1837
- Empress Amélie of Brazil née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her sister in 1847
- Queen Joséphine of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her sister in 1873
- Queen Sophia of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Nassau; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1876
- Queen Victoria of Sweden née Princess of Baden; from her mother-in-law
- Queen Louise of Sweden née Lady Louise Mountbatten; from her mother-in-law
- Princess Sibylla of Sweden née Princess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; from her step-mother-in-law
- Queen Silvia of Sweden née Sommerlath; inherited by her husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf, from his mother in 1972
![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwbjr0ZRcXbI0UO-1hQuBTz5YtyiL6m7zQGOSxho0uTmKoRe8EyjYK5mviPwpqud_pmpm6kmKGEiA1PExstrP1YtMqFezd98UBNM4vLVLSGDQK-2QdtO2z_rGL57Te4ETdwyP__we2otdIqrrxz_1LmBgFKK154KKt8TvuxuHvBZcRrg5VB3jyvFh9KQ=w231-h400) |
Crown Princess Victoria
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![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilsf7VQbIhY9IivI84Nfb6JPeuPpB-G1REH2sksPR4zHlkv_w0yK6AbNomcf-6thpceIsZqmXSsQFzsgS7H7zIxI90BtTXTwDCsgv73it287QBeMSoajK1_hsBJ54K9PLWICbkIdZHDMy11J3m-wDuzynbGr6D6d2PRX7dNtgoXBVkSxTwMP0JiygPEA=w326-h400) |
Crown Princess Victoria
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Other Wearers:
![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Queen Silvia of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden queen silvia](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgekTozHehSSKroSidd4jOTd666TEJ47upz3JrwbtAC9MQ3L0O19pQtp2965LMc_Y54L7Ru-vpKDgz0dVjiSHMZpxDwGs7FANFFzKL2W4EreFpXMP-3opbRscrrYYTw8jVjlqXWJLdA-1JzjG2ygsuSHSgqZiBBnssTmpmhXCGhsIAochh1ZLbdGhUvVA=w283-h400) |
Queen Silvia
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![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Princess Christina of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden princess christina](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgavIUOXEASWZ5mU9cBs0OWFzOvsVfdUBemf2PG609a42orPejrwG0hsqKTIhGh8FCnLEFHIzkbicWZV37aVLHXyEaI0o1d2a2t856HRhNgl1EMXktKuxkKAEgB8Y6Nsr4i-x_uGyzTZcz0wa7VKmqAbPOyW-Cccrj-fbW1EvlCqvhHEUxSljci9RZgSw=w294-h400) |
Princess Christina
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Questions:
- When was this tiara created?
- Which jeweler created this tiara?
- Did Queen Silvia really find this tiara in a cupboard while exploring the palace?
- Does this tiara belong to the Bernadotte Family Foundation?
![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Princess Lilian of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden princess lilian](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhumv7ko8tkIKLFKbm52Kv7jGof-z3wGSurHSbOb7F9tbrbbYPRcEcVJWc6B8MS-5EWIMOU3K-n0Jnik0MaEa4knySpxtMAcYmDBHEtROTV5dAoXL-vDmBS5Fkni-SudY6-YVqwD0sp_IJAFyMe_X1CMlpfHpzaEzJiy9yb_ocMJC4oSZPyVa8OHDn-IA=s16000) |
Princess Lilian
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![Tiara Mania: Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara worn by Princess Desiree of Sweden cut steel tiara sweden princess desiree](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2muE_CC0EtGLtlyKFStGWzdTKMz40wUTZbz_XOoRiVHMwGv_E1_e-dQmN_aJWSDJBf2nHExjlfGIfwaW5Yh461IyoLRMrpqjdE0-OkvYjK7i8j_yCpaWX7uM6ZWAH8WSrb5LXmINX1fILqnNDlP_xMusgfIE6U7TRASetW3XSImgEsAWUqb8Iy8hJyw=w296-h320) |
Princess Désirée |
Links:
Photos: Kungliga Smycken
Here's a link concerning the topic but not the specific tiara. http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/work/industry/steel_jewellery/index.html?sid=14a2c844895e2979b387a11ac313170b
ReplyDeleteAnd another great article. http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Cut-Steel_Jewelry
ReplyDeleteLove this tiara! Even though it has no diamonds or jewels, it sparkles under the lights.
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