Jewels of Anne of Denmark
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In December 1607 King James retrieved some pieces from the Jewel House and sent them to the goldsmiths [[William Herrick (MP)|William Herrick]] and [[John Spilman]] for refurbishment. He gave four pieces to Anne of Denmark; a cup made of unicorn's horn with a gold cover (believed to guard against poison) set with diamonds and pearls, a gold jug or ewer, a salt with a branch set with sapphires and serpent's tongues (really fossilized [[shark teeth]], also a safeguard against poisoning), and a crystal chess board with topaz and crystal pieces.Frederick Devon, ''Issues of the Exchequer During the Reign of James I'' (London, 1836), pp. 305-6. |
In December 1607 King James retrieved some pieces from the Jewel House and sent them to the goldsmiths [[William Herrick (MP)|William Herrick]] and [[John Spilman]] for refurbishment. He gave four pieces to Anne of Denmark; a cup made of unicorn's horn with a gold cover (believed to guard against poison) set with diamonds and pearls, a gold jug or ewer, a salt with a branch set with sapphires and serpent's tongues (really fossilized [[shark teeth]], also a safeguard against poisoning), and a crystal chess board with topaz and crystal pieces.Frederick Devon, ''Issues of the Exchequer During the Reign of James I'' (London, 1836), pp. 305-6. |
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''[[The Masque of Beauty]]'', performed in January 1608, was noted for the brilliant display of jewels. [[John Chamberlain (letter writer)|John Chamberlain]] mentioned that a lady of lesser rank than a baroness wore jewels valued more than £100,000, and [[Lady Arbella Stuart]] and Anne of Denmark's jewels were worth as much and more.Norman Egbert McClure, ''Letters of John Chamberlain'', vol. 1 (Philadelphia, 1939), pp. 252–3. Anne wore a collar or necklace with the initials "P" and "M" that had belonged to [[Mary I of England |
''[[The Masque of Beauty]]'', performed in January 1608, was noted for the brilliant display of jewels. [[John Chamberlain (letter writer)|John Chamberlain]] mentioned that a lady of lesser rank than a baroness wore jewels valued more than £100,000, and [[Lady Arbella Stuart]] and Anne of Denmark's jewels were worth as much and more.Norman Egbert McClure, ''Letters of John Chamberlain'', vol. 1 (Philadelphia, 1939), pp. 252–3. Anne wore a collar or necklace with the initials "P" and "M" that had belonged to [[Mary I]] of England.James Knowles, 'Anna of Denmark, Elizabeth I, and Images of Royalty', Clare McManus, ''Women and Culture at the Courts of the Stuart Queens'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), p. 25. The necklace may have symbolised her preference for [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales|Prince Henry]] to marry a Spanish bride.Diana Scarisbrick, ''Tudor and Jacobean Jewellery'' (London, 1995), p. 14: Diana Scarisbrick, 'Anne of Denmark's Jewellery Inventory', ''Archaeologia'', vol. CIX (1991), p. 237 no. 406: [[Jemma Field]], ''Anna of Denmark: The Material and Visual Culture of the Stuart Courts'' (Manchester, 2020), p. 140: See TNA SP 14/63 f.116: Jemma Field, 'A Cipher of A and C set on the one Syde with diamonds: Anna of Denmark's Jewellery and the Politics of Dynastic Display', Erin Griffey, ''Sartorial Politics in Early Modern Europe'' (Amsterdam UP, 2019), p. 147 {{doi|10.1515/9789048537242-009}} |
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=== Collars of knots of precious stones === |
=== Collars of knots of precious stones === |
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