The Teck Turquoise Tiara was made around 1850 and is composed of diamonds and turquoise stones set in a central sunburst motif surrounded by rococo scrolls. Queen Mary received the tiara and it's accompanying parure (a set of jewels intended to be worn together) as a wedding present from her parents. Mary, not being one to leave her jewels alone, played around with the set. Most significantly, Mary had E. Wolff & Co. lower the top of the tiara in 1912. If you compate the picture above and the picture to the right, you can see that it no longer has a pronounced central point.
Mary later gave the altered jewelry to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, her son Prince Henry and her daughter-in-law Lady Alice, later Princess Alice, as a wedding present in 1935. Alice later passed the parure on to her daughter-in-law, Brigitte (the current Duchess of Gloucester). The parure, which consists of the tiara, earrings and a necklace, is still in the possession of the Gloucester's.
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| Princess Alice wearing the Teck Turquoise Tiara |
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| The current Duchess of Gloucester, Brigette, wearing the tiara |
The Teck Turquoise Tiara was made around 1850 and is composed of diamonds and turquoise stones set in a central sunburst motif surrounded by rococo scrolls. Queen Mary received the tiara and it's accompanying parure (a set of jewels intended to be worn together) as a wedding present from her parents. Mary, not being one to leave her jewels alone, played around with the set. Most significantly, Mary had E. Wolff & Co. lower the top of the tiara in 1912. If you compate the picture above and the picture to the right, you can see that it no longer has a pronounced central point. 
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