Title

'Cross Pendant Brooches & Earrings, Suite of Indian Ornaments', 1863. Artist: Robert Dudley.

Caption

'Cross Pendant Brooches & Earrings, Suite of Indian Ornaments', 1863. Queen Alexandra's Indian Necklace was one of her wedding gifts from Queen Victoria. It was part of a suite of Indian ornaments comprising a collar, armlet and two bracelets, made from uncut emeralds, diamonds and pearls. The seven-row collar of pearl and emerald beads was hung with a multitude of diamond pendants with emerald or pearl drops. From A Memorial of the Marriage of H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and H.R.H. Alexandra, Princess of Denmark, by W. H Russell. [Day and Son, London, 1863]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1863

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D03_394

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

90,5Mb (5,0Mb) / 15,7in x 22,4in / 4712 x 6711 (300dpi)

Keywords

people India Indian country marriage diamond British color colour pearl royal wedding necklace jewellery jewelry gift present location century bracelet pearls Britain earrings earring jewel image royalty studio shot emerald pendant decorative arts brooch 19th century nineteenth century The Print Collector armlet Hindoostan lithograph Robert Dudley Queen Princess of Wales King Edward VII Edward VII Queen Alexandra Alexandra Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia Princess Alexandra Princess Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark Dudley Robert Alexandra Princess of Denmark King of Great Britain and Ir Queen Alexandra King Edward VII Day & Son Sir William Howard Russell Queen Victoria lithograph