Duchess of Teck's Crescent Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made using a diamond bandeau with three roses and twenty individual diamond crescents inherited by Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck from Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester in 1857.  It has undergone many alterations throughout the years.  In 1871, Garrard assembled the crescents into a headband and by 1882 the roses and crescents were joined together in tiara with two rows of diamonds along the base.  A new frame was made for the tiara in 1901 and again in 1937 at which time the two rows of diamonds were removed.

Princess Mary Adelaide

Princess Mary Adelaide

Materials:  diamonds set in gold and silver

Provenance:

• Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck;
• Marchioness Margaret of Cambridge; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1897
• Queen Mary of the United Kingdom; bought or inherited from her sister-in-law
• Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom; from her mother-in-law sometime before 1937
• Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; inherited from her mother in 2002

Marchioness Margaret

Queen Elizabeth

Questions: 

• Which jeweller made the roses and crescents for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester?
• How did Queen Mary acquire the tiara from her sister-in-law?
• According to The Queen's Diamonds by Hugh Roberts this tiara has been loaned to the Duchess of Cornwall.  Will she ever wear this tiara publicly?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Teck Tiaras 
• The Royal Watcher - Teck Crescent Tiara
• Lilibet's Handbag - Teck Crescent Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Teck Crescent Tiara

Photos:  The Royal Collection/Tiaras - A History of Splendour