51st Annual Delaware Show

How do you top an exhibition that is based on an award-winning television series; that has attracted more than 150,000 visitors in the past eight months; and has spawned a whole slew of fascinating programming? Add even more sparkle! And thus, in addition to the forty historically inspired costumes from the BBC hit Downton Abbey, visitors to the Winterthur exhibition Costumes of Downton Abbey will be wowed by three spectacular pieces of jewelry created by designer Andrew Prince for actors on the show. Studded with sparkling Swarovski crystals, a feather hair slide and a wave scroll tiara worn by Lady Mary in the third season and a double- drop necklace of Swarovski crystals and pearls worn in the final Royal presentation scene of the fourth season were subsequently purchased by a private collector who has kindly lent them to Winterthur for the duration of the museum exhibition, which runs through January 4, 2015. Designer Andrew Prince began his career at the young age of 16, with a particular interest in historically accurate jewelry. After working for Antiques Roadshow expert Ian Harris and renowned contemporary jeweler Elizabeth Gage, he struck out on his own. By 1992 he was being collected by the likes of Vogue style icon Isabella Blow and asked to create pieces for celebrities, couture houses, television, and film. All the pieces in the Andrew Prince Collection are handmade in his London studio. Prince will visit Winterthur November 22 and 23, with presentations at 1:00 pm both days in Copeland Lecture Hall. “From Downton to Gatsby: Jewelry and Lady Mary Crawley looked quite elegant in this feather hair slide of Swarovski crystals in Season Three of the Downton Abbey series. — 155 —