http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/31/chatsworth-the-kniphasen-hawk/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/31/chatsworth-the-kniphasen-hawk/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:55:20 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=4107 The heirlooms and treasures  of Chatsworth are currently on display for the first time and I couldn’t resist taking a photo of this beautiful bejewelled Hawk.  It is a ceremonial drinking cup that was made in Germany in 1697 and bought by the 6th Duke in 1819.  It stands over 1ft tall and is covered with hundreds of precious and semi-precious stones.

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