Thank you for the info on the Coburg eagle brooch. PJ
--Previous Message-- : I find that this is referred to as the Coburg : eagle so that suggests that Albert very much : had a hand in designing these brooches. : : From Ancestral Jewels Duchess Elizabeth, : wife of the ninth Duke of Bedford, by : Richard Buckner. : : " Several English families still own : the turquoise eagles gripping pearls in : their claws which Prince Albert designed for : the bridesmaids at their wedding in 1840. : The Duchess of Bedford wears hers pinned to : a ribbon bow in her portrait by Richard : Buckner: both brooch and painting are still : at Woburn Abbey. Another is in the : collection of the Marquess of Salisbury at : Hatfield, and the Earl of Gainsborough owns : a third. His sister, now Lady Maureen : Fellowes, wore it pinned to a white dress : when she first went to parties as a young : girl. " : : : : " Turquoise Coburg eagle, worn on the : dress of Duchess Elizabeth " : : : : : :
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