Deborah Cavendish born Freeman-Mitford Duchess of Devonshire
DEVONSHIRE PARURE C.F. Hancock (d. 1891) Gold; enamel; diamonds; cornelian; onyx; garnet; jacinths; lapis lazuli; plasma, and sardonyx
The Devonshire Parure was commissioned by the 6th Duke of Devonshire for Countess Granville, the wife of his nephew, to wear in Moscow at the coronation of Tsar Alexander II in 1856.
It consists of seven pieces of jewellery (including a bracelet, bandeau, comb, coronet, stomacher, necklace and diadem), all of which are set with a major part of the 2nd Duke of Devonshire's collection of eighty-eight cameos and intaglios .
The parure is believed to be the first piece made in the Holbeinesque style. After accomplishing its primary purpose, the parure was exhibited throughout England, ending up at the International Exhibition of 1872.
It is still extant, in its entirety, to this day and is on display at the recently refurbished Chatsworth House, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire (2010).
pics from exhibition DEVONSHIRE PARURE - CHATSWORTH HOUSE - 2010