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Spencer tiara lotus flower tiara

King George III Fringe Tiara https://www.google.com/search?q=king+george+iii+fringe+tiara&oq=king+george+iii+fringe+tiara&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.6267j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

commonly confused with Mary's fringe tiara

"The First of May", by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1851. At the opening of the great exhibition in hyde park, the queen is attended by prince albert and the duke of wellington. in her arms is the infant prince arthur, who offers the duke the traditional lilies of the valley. on the queen's head is a diamond diadem of sunray form, said to have been set by rundells for queen adelaide using family diamonds. the diadem was one of queen victoria's special favourites, and she wore it with queen charlotte's crown for the opening of the exhibition.

she continued to wear it even after prince albert's death, as she felt its 'simplicity and grace, and the absence of any colour' meant it was one of several that remained appropriate (she had vowed to never wear coloured stones again, other than a single sapphire and diamond tiara designed by albert himself).

[[Image:BH The Blue Heart Diamond is a 30.62 carat [[diamond color|blue]] diamond on permanent display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C..

The other Blue Heart Diamond—the original 100+carat stone that the hope diamond was cut from.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2UX1CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA52&dq=blue+heart+diamond&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNqru0mqj8AhWPQkEAHXM5B14Q6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=blue%20heart%20diamond&f=false

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xnKpjh1gkqgC&pg=PA322&dq=blue+heart+diamond&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNqru0mqj8AhWPQkEAHXM5B14Q6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=blue%20heart%20diamond&f=false

Sources: The National Gem Collection by Jeffrey E. Post, Famous Diamonds by Ian Balfour and Diamonds - Famous, Notable and Unique by GIA.

Another invaluable piece that was part of María Unzué's collection is the famous blue diamond, also known as "Diamante Unzué", which she acquired at the Cartier jewelry store in Paris in 1910. It was set in a devant de corsage brooch, which  simulated thrush flowers. The diamond was found in South Africa, and between 1909 and 1901 it was cut into a heart shape by the French jeweler Atanik Eknayan. In 1959 Mr. Harry Winston purchased the brooch, removed the diamond, and set it in a ring. She later sold it to Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post, who eventually donated it to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, where it remains on display today as one of her most important gems, near the also famous "Hope Diamond".

Some assume that the "Blue Heart Ocean" diamond from the movie "Titanic" (1997) is inspired by the shape and color of the "Diamante Unzué", which, coincidentally, is on display at the Smithsonian under the name "Blue Heart Diamong Ring". »

Left: Photograph of María Unzué's brooch with the blue diamond marked with a red circle. Right: Photograph of the diamond currently set in a ring and on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C:

Source: «1889 – 1939, Argentina, The Golden Years» Alberto Dodero, Inés Murat, Buenos Aires, El Milagro, 2010.

https://milsteinjewelry.medium.com/the-blue-diamond-unzu%C3%A9-alvear-and-its-fantastic-destination-92030ab05e01

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2925279189/in/photostream/ some free images of various stones on display at the museum. for other pages.