Re: Tiaras at Fairfax House, York, U.K Archived Message
Posted by maryjo  on June 16, 2013, 1:12 pm, in reply to "Tiaras at Fairfax House, York, U.K"
What an amazing tiara! I can't remember seeing anything so "florid" before! I'd love to know its provenance.
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: I was recently fortunate enough to visit
: Fairfax House in York in the UK while on
: holidays. I got a very pleasant surprise to
: find that they had an exhibition going on
: jewels, including at least 3 diamond tiaras
: and other jewels and clothes worn by
: nobility to English coronations.
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: http://www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk/?idno=687&id=162
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: Unfortunately, you can't take photos, but if
: you are in the area its worth a visit and on
: top of it Fairfax House is a beautiful 18th
: century town house that has been restored in
: the middle of York. I've been there more
: than once over the years and always enjoyed
: my visits. I hope someone here finds this
: information useful.
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