Re: Duchess of Devonshire's emerald tiara in Thailand Archived Message
Posted by Ashdean on March 31, 2013, 2:55 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Devonshire's emerald tiara in Thailand"
I know the Devonshires own 3 tiaras...Debo mentions it in her autobiography.One is the huge honeysuckle made for Louisa wife of the 8th Duke and very like the one owned by her daughter (by her first marriage to the Duke of Manchester) the Countess of Derby.The second is the smaller one worn by Debo at the coronation in 1953 (the large worn was worn by her mother in law Mary who was centre stage as Mistress of the robes).The third tiara could either be the cameo one from the famous Devonshire parure or the sapphire and diamond tiara/necklace often worn by Duchess Mary at state occasions --Previous Message-- : So if these emeralds went from Cathrine the : Great to the Marquis of Lothian and then to : Albion, where do the Devonshires fit in? : Does anyone have photos of any Duchesses of : Devonshire wearing these emeralds? : I have googled Devonshire & emerald and : have found that they do own an enormous : uncut emerald of 1383 carats which was : acquired by the 6th Duke (Georgiana's : son)and which has been displayed at the : Natural History Museum. But I cannot find : anything about an emerald necklace & : tiara : --Previous Message-- : The necklace and earrrings were apparently : given by Catherine the great to an ancestor : of the Marquis of Lothian, who sold the : necklace and earrings some years ago. I : believe they are now with the Albion : collection in Japan, if I recall correctly. : : Thus, Catherine is well represented : : --Previous Message-- : Not only the Duchess's emerald tiara, but : also, Catherine II of Russia's carved : emerald too. Not sure why they're in : Thailand, as my understanding of the script : used is less than zero. Scroll down about : half way, passed a lot of orchids, to a lady : wearing the jewels in several shots, then : right at the bottom there's a close up. : : : : http://www.bloggang.com/mainblog.php?id=dada&month=28-10-2012&group=3&gblog=195 : : : : : :
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