#Marchioness of Tavistock

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13/03 - Favorite amethyst tiara

Marchioness of Tavistock Amethyst Tiara

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Amethyst Tiaras

Amethyst Tiara, circa 1830

Marchioness of Tavistock's Amethyst Tiara by Fossin, circa 1830

Amethyst & Pearl Tiara by Nils Hedenskog

Amethyst Wreath Tiara by Köchert, circa 1835

Amethyst & Diamond Tiara by Cartier, circa 1900

Fouché d'Otrante Amethyst Tiara by Koch, circa 1910

Princess Marie of Denmark’s Amethyst Lily Tiara by Flora Danica, 2011

Tiara Materials 13 of ∞

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Tavistock Amethyst Parure ♕ Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford

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The Dowager Duchess of Bedford, when Marchioness of Tavistock, wearing the family tiara

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The Marchioness of Tavistock: After her son, Andrew Howland (now Duke of Bedford), had a horrible accident in the States, the Marchioness of Tavistock left the family seat of Woburn Abbey to be with him during a three-month recovery. She recalled her return to Woburn saying: "We rode up the driveway and I looked up to the top of the house. I noticed that the banner was different: it was halved, with Robin's coat of arms on one side and mine on the other. Robin told me that this was to thank me for all that I had done. I was totally overwhelmed." The banner would always be flown over the Abbey. the slippers below the banner were made for the Marquess by his Marchioness– "Every stitch says 'I love you'".

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Lady Elizabeth Keppel, Marchioness of Tavistock, Edward Fisher, 1761, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Size: plate: 59.1 × 36.2 cm (23 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.) sheet: 61.7 × 38.4 cm (24 5/16 × 15 1/8 in.) Medium: Mezzotint on cream antique laid paper

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/246272

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Royal Tiara Challenge 19 #17 A tiara you would like to see Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wear [change the rule a bit and divide it into two parts. And part point-two usually is a random thought. Unexplainable.]

#17.1 A tiara that belongs/once belonged to her royal family’s vault

Queen Maud of Norway's Diamond Tiara

#17.2 A tiara that never belong to her royal family’s vault

Marchioness of Tavistock's Amethyst Tiara

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Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford

A lifelong friend of Queen Victoria, whom she served as a Lady of the Bedchamber between 1837 and 1841. The Duchess is best remembered as the creator of the British meal afternoon tea.

Whilst visiting the 5th Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle in the 18th century, dinner came to be served later and later in the day, the normal time being between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. An extra meal called luncheon had been created to fill the midday gap between breakfast and dinner, but as this new meal was very light, the long afternoon with no refreshment at all left people feeling hungry.

The Duchess found a light meal of tea (usually Darjeeling) and cakes or sandwiches was the perfect balance. She found taking an afternoon snack to be such a perfect refreshment that she soon began inviting her friends to join her. Afternoon tea quickly became an established and convivial repast in many middle and upper class households.

Portrait by John Cochran, after G.R. Wood stipple engraving, published 1834

© National Portrait Gallery

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Chaumet Exhibition in Tokyo

‘The Worlds of Chaumet’ exhibition will be open from from June 28th to September 17th at the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Tokyo, Japan.  You can buy tickets here.  These are some of the tiaras on display. 

Bourbon Parme Tiara

Marchioness of Tavistock’s Amethyst Tiara

Duchess of Bedford’s Floral Tiara

Empress Marie Louise’s Ears of Wheat Tiara

Countess of Bessborough’s Diamond Tiara

Talhouët Diamond Tiara

Wendel Carnation Tiara

Leuchtenberg Emerald Floral Tiara

Pansy Tiara

Curvilinear Tiara

Curls Tiara

Passion Incarnat Tiara

Firmament Apollinien Tiara

Vertiges Tiara

As always, let me know if you’re lucky enough to attend the exhibition.

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Marchioness of Tavistock’s Amethyst Tiara

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