Rock crystal vase

A rock crystal vase is a vase made of rock crystal.

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Vase - Rock crystal

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Some such vases were rare expensive items, decorated with gold and jewels, used by royalty in Europe.

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Gold - Jewel - Royalty - Europe

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When Eleanor of Aquitaine married Louis VII of France in 1137, she gave him a rock crystal vase as a wedding present. The inscription on it says he, in turn, gave it to the Abbey of St.-Denis. It is now in the Louvre in Paris and is the only artifact of Eleanor's known to exist today.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine - Louis VII of France - Abbey of St.-Denis - Louvre - Paris

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Another was a crystal and gold posset set the Spanish Ambassador gave Mary I of England and Philip II of Spain as a betrothal gift. It was made by Benvenuto Cellini and the whole set is now on display at Hatfield House (England).

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Posset - Mary I of England - Philip II of Spain - Benvenuto Cellini - Hatfield House - England

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