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Daisy The Life and Loves of the Countess of
Warwick
"Daisy The Life and Loves of the Countess of Warwick
” by Sushila Anand.
Book Reference: Publication Date: March
27, 2008 | ISBN-10:
0749951699 | ISBN-13:
978-0749951696
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Frances Evelyn “Daisy” Maynard was a renowned
beauty when at the age of 18 she married Lord Brooke, heir to the Earl of
Warwick. It was the wedding of the year, and what followed was a
tempestuous and scandalous lifestyle lived in the uppermost echelons of
society. This colorful biography draws on much of Daisy's correspondence
and family papers to depict the astounding life and magnetic personality
of possibly the greatest beauty of the Victorian era. It reveals
how—soon after her marriage—Daisy embarked upon a passionate affair
with the notorious Charles Beresford followed by an eight-year stint with
his close friend, Edward Prince of Wales. Daisy’s skill as a hostess and
lavish parties were surpassed in fame only by her sudden conversion to
socialism and political activism in the early 20th century. This is a
stylish and fully updated look at a life lived in luxury and decadence,
illustrated by new, never-before-seen photographs.
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I came across this book when I was researching Hygra: Victorian Kingwood and Brass Fully Fitted Dressing box with Bramah Lock
Kingwood and brass fully fitted
dressing box
The style of the box and the silver are also what we would expect to be
commissioned by an aristocratic patroness in the first years of the Victorian
era, before the elegance of the Regency gave way to the opulence of the mid 19th
century.
The workmanship that created the box is of impeccable quality. The veneer is
saw-cut kingwood, a costly timber rarely used for whole boxes, on account of its
narrow width. The subtly beautiful figure of the wood is accented discreetly
with brass lines, the thicker piece featuring an engraved line, which softens
the austerity of the brass.
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The initials engraved on the silver match Daisy’s
initials. The date on the silver tops predates Daisy’s birth by about twenty
years. However this is not unusual in a family heirloom of such quality, which
would have been expected to pass down from generation to generation.
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