Creation: This tiara made in 1810 by Francois Regnault Nitot. In the 1950s, Van Cleef & Arpels removed the emeralds and replaced them with turquoises. The emeralds were set into other pieces of jewellery and sold separately.
![Tiara Mania: Empress Marie Louise of France's Emerald Diadem Empress Marie Louise France Emerald Diadem Tiara Nitot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvALcQYSlvb8HufzmvR05HOSX40wamsV2KSb9bcwl7szyksoa7MidAzi2fQC23wibzvjxb5D8FEizDDbTfyNsFDfJtfAtomEoNc5qqBlcoS4DDJbUiKLjNZv2ZHYD-Du9l-bEB-oeFL8D/s200/Emerald+Diadem+%25281810%2529+by+Nitot+for+Empress+Marie+Louise+5.jpg) |
Empress Marie Louise |
![Tiara Mania: Empress Marie Louise of France's Emerald Diadem worn by Shirley Harmon Empress Marie Louise France Emerald Diadem Tiara Nitot Shirley Harmon](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5x00TkMH2_Er41lYdm65xR2ueUq7kMu4U1kNHvRVpmgKFgcxq1-SWm1tBRhG_ucq8VP1jRQ2gmAY-f5eaD0o-A-Pf7pm4OCKL8vaoTYIxJX85dpqxeLhDjKRK_RYny-wiKCYBFyNIWTj/s200/Emerald+Diadem+%25281810%2529+by+Nitot+for+Empress+Marie+Louise+here+Shirley+Harmon+1.jpg) |
Shirley Harmon |
![Tiara Mania: Empress Marie Louise of France's Emerald Diadem worn by Princess Alice of Altenburg Empress Marie Louise France Emerald Diadem Tiara Nitot Princess Alice Altenburg](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4SpJ7OlvgX0Pkr875S8VMma2TSy4UY1D7wOkCLxqRcTDVncoLZhH0S62EJaIhwDMrmvkNlm4qEv2XRnx5poeEjJAgkc74BUxmn9d1kAjXaQnt-4oh7xaVoXZG_pJQDkieROfRd0eKztZ/s200/Emerald+Diadem+%25281810%2529+by+Nitot+for+Empress+Marie+Louise+here+Princess+Alice+of+Altenburg+3.jpg) |
Princess Alice |
Materials: 79 emeralds and 1,006 diamonds set in silver and gold, later the emeralds were replaced with 79 Persian turquoises
![Tiara Mania: Empress Marie Louise of France's Emerald Diadem Empress Marie Louise France Emerald Diadem Tiara Nitot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRFUsAID7LWq_dgrIFGPpCBd6noVNVXCk1OomQ8WAu45tlZHHgu2Q2BD7RudQyMk8KYXjHoCEfNJ_rHNw3qIU9QfzsG9h6FhbooJg4VPuU_qeEhqShJ7eSaOo6GOc4d4QbGWxzZITpgmq/s320/Emerald+Diadem+%25281810%2529+by+Nitot+for+Empress+Marie+Louise+3.jpg) |
unknown model |
![Tiara Mania: Empress Marie Louise of France's Emerald Diadem worn by Princess Alice of Altenburg Empress Marie Louise France Emerald Diadem Tiara Nitot Princess Alice Altenburg](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVD2iKgHvHRL6DEI02ks1r9-SfSsddi9aL4cdV6uENO9P0ZD_8tzUzxvaIaGw2ddWWl-43bz8NYL229KglRMxgBHI5MObBg8vbXRcFNiNTYAsPugC5JLwaS94pGrJBaOH97fSlVg_XJBuU/s320/Emerald+Diadem+%25281810%2529+by+Nitot+for+Empress+Marie+Louise+here+Princess+Alice+of+Altenburg+1.jpg) |
Princess Alice |
Provenance:
- Empress Marie Louise of France née Archduchess of Austria; from Emperor Napoleon on the occasion of their 1810 marriage
- Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria-Teschen; inherited from his cousin in 1847
- Archduke Karl Stephan of Austria-Teschen; inherited from his father in 1874
- Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria-Teschen; inherited from his father in 1933
- Prince Karl Stefan of Altenburg; inherited from his father in 1951
- Van Cleef & Arpels; purchased in 1953 and replaced the emeralds with turquoises
- Marjorie Merriweather Post; bought in 1971
- Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of Natural History; donated by Marjorie Merriweather Post
![Tiara Mania: Empress Marie Louise of France's Emerald Diadem worn by Marjorie Merriweather Post Empress Marie Louise France Emerald Diadem Tiara Nitot Turquoise Marjorie Merriweather Post](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54nZXhgREMu3zpQzN1UMOyons0cMKgi0LQJdXTOSa_OyhsE90QaR7OJrWoWRQz46FbyqDYUqyhsRhidUWiCDJuPXs6IYHvOjmFch4GFDPZZ6xVN8eO67fFQtv0Zr8HOoVKee_MwTOtNZm/s1600/Emerald+Diadem+%25281810%2529+turquoise+by+Van+Cleef+%2526+Arpels+here+Marjorie+Merriweather+Post+2.jpg) |
Marjorie Merriweather Post |
Other Wearers:
- Princess Alice Elisabeth of Altenburg
- Shirley Harmon
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Photos: Van Cleef & Arpels/Smithsonian Institution
Oh no! It looks awful without the emeralds!
ReplyDeleteTiara Mania I love your site! Thanks for posting this stuff I loooove it!
ReplyDeleteI must post this or bust... What a horror! Those beautiful emeralds replaced by those AWFUL turquoise stones.
Blasphemy! LOL!