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Almost identical tiaras Posted by Beth on August 18, 2020, 7:22 am Recently Janet posted about a tiara which was very similar to the Curzon Boucheron tiara. See https://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/thread/1597184250.html When I was looking through files yesterday to find examples of loop/circle tiaras, I found I had the image below. It shows Marcia, Countess of Yarborough and Baroness Conyers, the latter being a title she held in her own right. I think the image is dated 1904. To my eye the tiara looks identical to the one worn by Mary, Lady Curzon, It seems unlikely that the ladies shared this tiara, as it was later worn by the next Countess of Yarborough for the 1937 coronation, although it appears to have been mounted on a base making it more imposing. 1937 I wonder how many tiaras based on this pattern were made? Janet's thread included a photo of one which is similar.

Re: Almost identical tiaras Posted by The Royal Watcher on August 18, 2020, 8:48 am, in reply to "Almost identical tiaras" Really interesting comments about the Tiara, which seems to be quite a common style for that period! I'm quite interested in the Countess of Yarborough's greek key choker, which seems quite similar to elements in the greek key choker worn by her sister, the Countess of Powis!

Yarborough and Powis chokers Posted by Beth on August 18, 2020, 4:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Almost identical tiaras" They are indeed similar The Royal Watcher! Well spotted. The difference, of course, is that the Powis choker has coloured stones set within the Greek pattern The choker worn by the Countess of Yarborough appears to be part of a larger, longer jewel. I wonder if it broke into a choker plus bracelets? For the Devonshire House Ball in 1897 the Countess of Yarborough wore the longer jewel as a bodice ornament on the right hand side of her bodice. Photos of both sisters in grand jewels seem to be scarce. If instead of jewels this board was devoted to horses, hunting and hounds, we would have plenty of images!

Another Yarborough tiara Posted by Beth on August 19, 2020, 6:29 am, in reply to "Yarborough and Powis chokers" For her wedding, Marcia, Countess of Yarborough received the following principal gifts. The description of a tiara with five diamond wild roses with pearl centres matches with the jewel which can be seen outlining the top of the Countess' bodice in the photo from the Devonshire House ball. I wish we could find an image with sharper details as it is not clear to me exactly how the central element looks. This is probably the clearest photo, but it is not brilliant.

Re: Another Yarborough tiara Posted by Dave on August 20, 2020, 9:27 am, in reply to "Another Yarborough tiara" Very good research as usual, cheers. Regards, Dave. Previous Message For her wedding, Marcia, Countess of Yarborough received the following principal gifts. The description of a tiara with five diamond wild roses with pearl centres matches with the jewel which can be seen outlining the top of the Countess' bodice in the photo from the Devonshire House ball. I wish we could find an image with sharper details as it is not clear to me exactly how the central element looks. This is probably the clearest photo, but it is not brilliant.

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