Are there any tiaras with cameos except the one Swedish one?
Yes, there were very popular in the Napoleonic Era and because the cameos aren’t as valuable as gemstones they haven’t been dismantled for their parts. Even though there are many surviving examples, they’ve become more like museum pieces rather than something that’s worn regularly. Here are a few of them.
Baroness Cowley’s Cameo Tiara at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Empress Josephine’s Carnelian Intaglio Tiara at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Cameo Tiara at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Empress Josephine’s Cameo Tiara at Musée Masséna, Nice
Queen Desiree of Sweden’s Malachite Parure Tiara at the Nordic Museum, Stockholm
Queen Caroline Murat’s Intaglio Tiara
170 notes
·
View notes
“Spartan Diadem” | c. 1808 • • • The 'Spartan Diadem' tiara was commissioned by the 1st Baroness Cowley in 1808. Made in two parts, gilded metal, set with white glass cameos of classical heads mounted on the front section of the tiara on carnelian, and on the back section of the tiara on chalcedony. • • • #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #regencyfashion #TiaraTuesday #tiara #cameojewelry #diadem #neoclassical #neoclassicism #victoriaandalbertmuseum
52 notes
·
View notes
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Bernard Mizeki: BMMG of Johannesburg to Celebrate Martyr's 121st Anniversary in Style
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Bernard Mizeki: BMMG of Johannesburg to Celebrate Martyr’s 121st Anniversary in Style
The season of pilgrimages is upon Africa; a few days ago the world observed as Uganda successfully hosted the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Anglican Shrine in respect to the 23 Anglican converts who were executed in 1885 by the then king of Buganda, Kabaka Mwanga.
In a typical upscale manner, the Anglican Church of Zimbabwe will mark the 121st anniversary of African…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Tiaras at the Victoria & Albert Museum
The V&A has a huge collection of jewelry most of which is displayed in the William and Judith Bollinger Gallery. The gallery reopened in 2019 with a very special new tiara. Entrance to the museum is free and you can read more about visiting here. These are just some of the tiaras on display
Duchess of Manchester’s Diamond Tiara
Castellani Tiara
Alexandra Comnène Evrets’ Diamond & Synthetic Ruby Tiara
Baroness Cowley’s Cameo Tiara
Empress Josephine’s Carnelian Intaglio Tiara
Diamond & Ruby Floral Tiara
Agate & Pearl Tiara
Chrysoprase Tiara
Diamond Wreath Tiara
Marchioness of Londonderry’s Diamond Tiara
Marchioness of Londonderry’s Amethyst Tiara
Marchioness of Dufferin & Ava’s Tiara
And beginning in April 2019 Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet
678 notes
·
View notes