The Jewels She Wore: Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Long before pearls would come to define her public image, this discreet brooch accompanied Princess Alexandra at the moment when becoming began.
Detail from the portrait of Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) when Princess of Wales. Signed and dated 1864
Oil on canvas | 162.6 x 114.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 402351
A Quiet Manifesto
Each story begins with a single jewel, worn at a precise moment in time
Not a collection.
Not a catalogue.
But one piece, chosen — or endured — by a woman at a defining point in her life.
Here, jewels are read not only through their materials or makers, but as objects of memory, power, affection, ambition, and identity.
What matters is not simply what was worn, but why, by whom, and when
At the heart of each story is the woman — seen through the jewel she wore, and the meaning it carried.
One jewel, one woman, one moment: a deliberate focus that allows each story to breathe.
Because sometimes, a single jewel is enough to remember a life
The Jewels She Wore
— curated and authored by Claudia Carletti Camponeschi for High Jewellery Dream
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