The emerald corsage brooch (laça de peito) is huge and absolutely fabulous. The emeralds are said to be of the highest quality, and they have the most beutiful deep green. I remember stearing at it for quite some time (the same with the huge saphires). As it is known Queen Maria Pia had most of the ancient jewels dismantled and reset at her taste. The original emerald corsage brooch belonged to one of the sisters of Queen Dona Maria I, Infanta Dona Maria Francisca. In the Ajuda Palace there is a portrait of Dona Maria Pia wearing her version of the emeralds, a small tiara, necklace, earrings and most likely a bracelet (see pic below).
In the 1950's a jeweler was asked to reset the emeralds to the original design they had in the XVIII century, and he inspired his work on a portrait of the Infanta wearing the big emerald corsage and tried to make the jewel as similar as possible. So, again the emeralds regain the original design (pity they look so "unclean" in this pic, but we can see the beautiful colour and nearly no imperfections).
Again from the collection at Palácio da Ajuda, a Diamond and rubi corsage brooch belonging to Queen Dona Mariana Vitória (1718-1781), the wife of King Dom José I (and mother of Dona Maria I and Infanta Dona Maria Francisca).
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