On February 22, 1922 her wedding day, Princess Mary wore the diamond
negligé which was the gift of her bridegroom. In the wedding
picture above it is visible suspended from a very fine chain. It
was described as "a diamond and pearl brooch, composed of cushion-shaped
and drop-shaped diamond collets mounted in a pierced diamond panel
of kite-shaped design supporting in the centre a pear-shaped diamond
drop and on each side a diamond riband of different lengths a pear-shaped
pearl" in the Christie's 1970 auction catalogue. It sold for
£2000.
The
brooch she is wearing in the centre of her bodice is that which
was given to her by the Royal Scots regiment, the oldest regiment
in the British Army, when she was appointed their Colonel-in-Chief.
The Princess also wore a short single strand of pearls which was
not the long rope of pearls which was "The Marys' Gift".
The King and Queen had three parties at Buckingham Palace where
a limited number of the Princess' gifts were displayed in the Picture
Gallery. They were primarily jewelry, fans and pieces of plate.
Later, her over 1300 gifts, along with her wedding dress, were displayed
to the public at St. James's Palace with the one shilling admission
charge being given to charity.
The bridegroom's principal gift has been described as large
sapphire and diamond corsage ornamented with clusters and fringe.
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To this he added a diamond pendant with pear drops, which
was worn by Princess Mary in the wedding picture above, and a long Diamond Riviere Collet Necklace of 95 collets>>
The King:
Diamond and sapphire
bandeau - coronet>>
Diamond and sapphire
bracelet >>
Diamond and sapphire
necklace>>
Diamond and sapphire
pendant >>
The Queen:
Large sapphire and diamond brooch>> Diamond Scroll Tiara with the Sapphire Cluster Brooch
Queen Alexandra
Six-row-pearl necklace
with emerald drops and sapphire and diamond pin>>-
Queen Alexandra's necklet bears the personal message:
"With every good wish for my darling granddaughter Mary's
future happiness with her beloved husband. From her loving old granny
Alex"
Prince of Wales:
Diamond and sapphire braceletThere is a beautiful and tasteful bracelet comprising three slim lines of precious stones, sapphires in the middle with diamonds on either side. >>
T.R.H.'s the Duke of York, The Prince Henry, and The Prince George:
Sapphire and diamond ring >>
Princess Royal, Princess Victoria, Queen of Norway:
Long diamond lace brooch >>
Earl and Countess of Harewood:
Large diamond brooch>>
Diamond and sapphire ring >> - King and Queen of
Spain
Ruby, sapphire and diamond bracelet - King Manuel and Queen
Augusta of Portugal
Gold bracelet containing one huge ruby and one pearl with a
circle of diamond as a clasp - Queen Amelie of Portugal
Sapphire and diamond bracelet -Infanta Beatrice of Bourbon-Orleans
"Baby Bee"
Agate photo frame mounted with gold festoons. Traveling clock
in onyx set with rubies - Grand Duke Michael and Countess Torby
Diamond lizard brooch >>- Duke and Duchess d´Aosta
Ebony and gold antique clock - Great uncle, great aunts
and cousins of the Bride
Carriage clock with a gold sun-ray face with two silver and
diamond stars moving around to indicate the hours and minutes
- Prince and Princess Christopher of Greece
Onyx Cartier Clock - Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna
Handsome negligé
with a centre of emeralds and a cornet of precious stones >>
- Officers and Men of the Royal Navy
Flexible diamond and platinum bracelet and an emerald and platinum
ring >>- Some of the Men and Women of the Stage
Negligee of rubies, pearls, turquoises and diamond shaped
after the fashion of an Eastern temple bell - Viceroy Reading of
India and the Countess Reading
Pendant with Aquamarines and Scotch Pearls - Inhabitants
of Aberdeen
Pair of shoe buckles - Lady Alexander
Opera glasses set with diamonds - Aga Khan
Gild cross and chain - American Relief for European Children
Fund
Gold vanity case - Lord Apsley
Pearl and Diamond Pendant
>>- The Begum of
Bhopal
Gold chain collar set through 5 green jade rings, each pierced
with a diamond pin topped with large pearl - Mrs. Bischoffsheim
Diamond ring -Mrs Batty Braithwaite
Black pearls and damond pin -Admiral Sir Francis and Lady
Bridgeman
Topaz and gold seals
>>- Mr. Mrs Sidney
Bridgeman
Coronet-shaped brooch, diamond and pearls - Colonel and
Mrs Ronald Brooke, Moyra Ponsonby
Three gold safety pins in case - Mrs Brougham
String of amber beads - Professor Wallis Budge
Amber seal with sapphires -Mr and Mrs Cator
Case of 4 gold safety pins - Dame Rachel Cowdray
Gold flexible bracelet with four enamel flags - People of
Cowes
Enamel on gold portrait pendant set in a rose-cut diamond border>>
- People of Cheltenham
Wrist watch with pearls and diamonds - Cornelia Countess
of Craven
Turquoise and diamond
brooch >>-
Colonel and Lady Eva Dugdale
Antique ring - Sir Almeric Fitzroy
Gold mohur - Mrs Sidney Forbes
Indian bracelet made of groups of pearls linked by bars of gold and enamel and an old enamel and pearl clasp>>- Hon. Mrs. Greville
Heart-shaped crystal locket - Lady Feodora Gleichen and
Lady Valda Machell
Fan with pearl sticks- Lady Goodrich Lord Ormath
Diamond Pendant
>>- Officers, Warrant
Officers, N.C.O.'s, and Guardsmen of the Brigade of Guards
Gold and enamel bracelet - Brigadier-General and Lady Sibyl
Grant
Gold brooch with stones - Lee-on-the Solent and Working
Mens Club
Diamond and ruby Tenderfoot Badge >>>> Girl
Guides
Diamond and Sapphire brooch - Marquis d´Hautpoul
Diamond fringe tiara and
diamond rivière>> - Lord and Lady Inchcape
Diamond marquise ring and diamond brooch - Earl of Iveagh
Diamond and ruby brooch - Sir John and Lady Lister-Kaye
Diamond greyhound brooch - King's Foreign Service Messengers
Diamond Brooch - Citizens of Liverpool
Diamond chain and drop
pendant >>
Citizens of London
Diamond and ruby brooch - Sir John and Lady Lister-Kaye
Diamond racehorse brooch -Mr Richard Marsh
Rope of pearls >>-
Marys of the Empire
Large Cairngorm brooch - MacDougall Clan
Gold for wedding ring - Mr Pritchard Morgan
the narrow diamond necklet is loveliest to modern eyes. The two ends are crossed, and one has a huge diamond, the other an egg-shaped pearl at the tip(the more graduted one, left side in the glass case)>> - Lord and Lady Mountstephen
Gold pencil - Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
Gold muff chain, set with Egyptian scarabs -Mrs Henry Oppenheim
Emerald and Diamond fly brooch >> - Lord Ormathwaite
Magnifying glass mounted in gold -Marquis and Marchioness
of Ormond
Gold link bracelet with stones - Harriet Phipps
Model of urn in silver set with rubies and emeralds - Viscout
and Viscountess Powerscourt
Diamond peridot pendant and bracelet "Most striking, from the unusual colour of the stones, is the Earl of Rosebery's necklet, pendant, and bracelet of large peridots."
From The Shields Daily News Tuesday, February 28, 1922>> - Earl of
Rosebery
Watch pendant set with diamonds - Lady Rothschild
Brooch from Vancouver made by donor - Miss H. M Scaborne
Diamond and emerald bracelet
>> - The
Fellows and Associates of the Royal Colonial Institut
17th century diamond Antique brooch and book "jewelry"-
Mr H Clifford Smith
Gold chain and stone pendant - St John 1st Girl Guides
Painted brooch set with pearls - Babies of Stoneleigh Street
Gold jug - Lady Adelaide Taylor
Emerald and diamond tiara with
large diamonds set in a shamrock pattern- VAD`s Tiara >>
Mary Seton brooch - Sir Charles and Lady Walpole
Antique Russian box studded with precious stones - Katherine
Duchess of Westminster
Diamond and sapphire
bar brooch, crystal centre with fox>>
- Members of West Norfold Foxhounds
Scarab brooch - Sir Reginald and Lady Wingate
White pebble and gold mounted etui - Earl and Countess
of Yarborough
Diamond badge brooch - Girl Guides of Canada
Sapphire and diamond brooch - Inhabitants of Windsor
Emerald and diamond brooch
- County of Yorkshire>>
"Queen Mary Brooch" >> - Corporation of
the City of Edinburgh
Thistle of Scotland forming
a corsage ornament in emeralds and diamonds
>> - Women of Glasgow
Amber, black coral and silver Hedjaz beads - Girl Guides
of Egypt
A gold spade tea - Canada's gift to the Princess Mary
A gold casket - The Maharaja of Karputhala
A diamond bangle and an emerald hoop ring , actors and actressess - members of the stage,presented by the veteran actress Miss Ellen Terry, made by Cartier.
