The falcon and white Tudor rose brooches have a similar design to stained glass windows in the palace and were given as "a deeply personal gift from husband to wife", English Heritage said.
"It’s wonderful that they have found their way home.” The stained glass windows in Eltham Palace are mimicked on the brooches. Credit: English Heritage The Courtaulds took over the lease of ...
The Courtaulds took over the lease of the palace in 1933, when it was in a state of neglect, and restored it. They retained a great hall built for Edward IV in the 1470s, which has stained glass ...
Two diamond-encrusted Cartier brooches once owned by the socialite Virginia Courtauld are going on display at her former medieval palace home ... which has stained glass windows that are mimicked ...