The Crown of Queen Mary is the

consort crown A consort crown is a crown worn by the consort of a monarch for their coronation or on state occasions. Unlike with reigning monarchs, who may inherit one or more crowns for use, consorts sometimes had special crowns made uniquely for them and w ...

made for

Mary of Teck Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 186724 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Empe ...

in 1911. Mary bought the

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-inspired crown from

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. herself, and hoped that it would be worn by future queens consort. It is unusual for a British crown because it has eight half-arches instead of the traditional two arches. It is tall and weighs . The silver-gilt crown has around 2,200 rose-cut and brilliant-cut

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s, and originally contained the

Koh-i-Noor The Koh-i-Noor ( ; from ), also spelled Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing . It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The ...

diamond, as well as the Cullinan III and Cullinan IV. In 1914, they were all replaced with crystal models, and the arches were made detachable so that it could be worn as a

circlet A circlet is a piece of headwear that is similar to a diadem or a corolla. The word 'circlet' is also used to refer to the base of a crown or a coronet, with or without a cap. Diadem and circlet are often used interchangeably, and 'open crowns' wi ...

or open crown. Mary wore it like this after her husband, King

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, died in 1936. Since Queen Mary died in 1953, the crown has not been worn. It is on display with the other Crown Jewels at the

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. File:KingGeorgeV QueenMary Coronation1911.png, Queen Mary wearing the crown in a formal Coronation photograph, 1911 File:Queen Mary by William Llewellyn.jpg, The crown in the portrait of Queen Mary by William Llewellyn File:Mary of Teck 1914.jpg, Queen Mary wearing the crown without arches, 1914 File:Mary of Teck (1923).jpg, Queen Mary wearing the crown without arches, 1923

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* {{Crowns Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also call ...

Mary of Teck 1911 works

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