Tailor To The Crown Awards

The "Tailor (or Seamstress) to the Crown" award is given by Their Majesties to a gentle who has been involved in creating garb for Their Majesties. Some Royals choose to call the award "Artisan to the Crown" and give it to those who have created other gifts as well.

In either case, rather than giving the recipient a scroll to commemorate the award, in recent reigns the Royals have given a small item of jewelry, which the Metalsmiths' Guild has been honored to provide to Them for this purpose. This allows the recipient to wear their award on their person, as well as takes some of the burden off of the Kingdom's Calligraphers, who would otherwise be called upon to create a large number of awards scrolls for this purpose.

Tailor To The Crown #1

This project was performed for Their Majesties Darius II & Roxane II. It was in the form of a pin, a gold sewing needle threaded with silver wire, strung with green and gold glass beads.

Two Award Pins

Detail of Beads

Taken Apart

Artisan To The Crown #2

This project was performed for Their Majesties Balfar IV & Luna IV. It was in the form of a silver ring, etched with an ivy pattern. The ivy pattern was a pun, canting "IV" for their fourth reign.

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Tailor To The Crown #3

This project was performed for Their Majesties Kelson I & Geneviere I. It was in the form of a copper torque bracelet with glass beads.

Three Award Bracelets	One Bracelet	Another Bracelet
Detail of Purple Bead	Detail of Green Bead	Detail of Hammer Work

Tailor To The Crown #4

This project was performed for Their Majesties Thorson I & Svava I. It was in the form of a Viking hanger pendant, made of cast pewter with glass beads.

Two Award Pins	One Pin	Another Pin
Detail of Beads	Detail of Hammer Work

Tailor To The Crown #5

This project was performed for Their Majesties Kelson II & Geneviere II. It was in the form of a pendant, a cast pewter fleur-de-lis and medallion, painted and decorated.

Two Award Medallions	Detail of Two Medallions	One Medallion
Another Medallion

Tailor To The Crown #6

This project was performed for Their Majesties Darius III & Roxane III. It is in the form of a lampworked glass token, impressed with the image of a Persian tiger holding a needle and thread. (The impression was done with a hand-carved soapstone stamp.) These tokens will be wire-wrapped and turned into a pin.

Glass Tokens	Glass Tokens	Detail of Glass Tokens
Detail of Glass Tokens	Detail of Glass Token	Completed Pins
Completed Pins	Detail of Completed Pins - open	Detail of Completed Pins - closed
Closeup Detail

Tailor To The Crown #7

This project was performed for Their Majesties Brion I & Anna I. It is in the form of a sterling silver ring, in one of several styles, marked with Their Magesties' names, initials, or symbols. The (original) waxes were carved by hand. From these originals, a silicone negative mold was created, more (duplicate) positive waxes were cast from the silicone mold, and these were treed up and cast in sterling silver.

Original Waxes	Original Waxes	Original Waxes
Original Waxes	Original Waxes	Casting Tree
Casting Tree	Casting Tree	Completed Rings
Completed Rings	Completed Rings	Completed Rings

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Tailor To The Crown #8

This project was performed for Their Majesties Lucan VII & Yana IV. It is in the form of a Viking wire woven necklace, in gold or silver wire.

Necklaces

Necklaces - detail

Tailor To The Crown #9

This project was performed for Their Majesties Gryffith I & Aikaterine I. It is in the form of a pendant, made from a stone disk, hand-painted with both His (leaping stag) and Her (dragonfly) Magesties' symbols. We made glass beads and wire-wrapped the whole thing together.

Pendants	Pendants - detail 1	Pendants - detail 2
Pendants - detail 3	Pendants - detail 4

Tailor To The Crown #10

This project was performed for Their Majesties Andreas III & Gabriella I. It is in the form of a bronze ring, marked with Their Magesties' initials. The (original) waxes were carved by hand. From these originals, a silicone negative mold was created, more (duplicate) positive waxes were cast from the silicone mold, and these were treed up and cast in Nu Gold (a new bronze alloy). The "stone" in each ring is of jeweller's cold enamel, with colors chosen to resemble ruby, onyx, garnet, and light blue sapphire.

Rings	Box of Rings 1	Rings - Ruby
Rings - Side View	Box of Rings 2	Rings - Onyx
Rings - Sapphire	Rings - detail - Sapphire	Rings - Ruby vs. Garnet
Box of Rings 3	Box of Rings 4