The daisy was not a random choice.
It was indeed a reminder of the Crown Princess's mother, Margaretha of Sweden, who died in 1920 at just 38 years old. Her nickname was "Daisy," the English word for daisy.
The story of this unique piece of jewelry could have ended here, but it did not.
When the young Danish crown prince couple, Ingrid and Frederik, had their first daughter in 1940, they named her Margrethe after her grandmother.
Here, Danish jewelers saw their opportunity to make the daisy accessible to everyone, and they created a daisy series in silver with genuine enamel.
Later, the very well-known gold-plated models were also introduced, and the daisy jewelry series is just as popular today as it was when the first pieces were put into production back in 1940.
Among them were the Danish goldsmith houses such as Anton Michelsen, Volmer Bahner (which was later taken over by Lund Copenhagen), and Bernhard Hertz.
Wedding - Something borrowed and something used
When Queen Margrethe married Crown Prince Frederik, she wore the brooch at her wedding as "something borrowed," along with her grandmother's lace and veil, which Queen Ingrid had inherited from her mother.
They got married on June 10, 1967, in Holmens Church in Copenhagen.
How Are Daisy Jewelry Made?
Daisy jewelry is made by first having the base piece, whether it is a pendant, a ring, or a pair of earrings doesn't matter.
In this case, it concerns the daisy, and here you will have the little flower made of silver or gold, where there are small holes or grooves in the flower for the enamel to fill in.
Enamel is a powder that comes from a silicate compound such as lime, potassium, soda, or lead oxide, and is essentially like a powder made of tiny pieces of glass.
You can get enamel in many different colors; however, we often see white for daisy jewelry. This powder is gently sprinkled into the grooves so that there is a small mound in each groove.
After that, the entire piece of jewelry is heated up either in an enamel oven at temperatures between 750 - 800 degrees, so it has to be quite hot before it melts.
When you are satisfied with your enamel work and it fits perfectly, you can polish your jewelry. If you wish to gold-plate it, this is when you do it.
Many companies choose to use a type of plastic enamel for their daisy jewelry, as it is much cheaper to produce.
However, you should be aware that the enamel changes color over time and becomes yellower, and some may even crack on the surface as time goes by.
A daisy piece of jewelry is not just a piece of jewelry. It is a piece of jewelry with a fantastic story behind it.