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A parure is a set of various items of matching jewelry which rose to popularity in 17th-century Europe.Beyond various items of matching jewelry a parure is an entire wardrobe or suite of matching jewelry. Reserved for royalty and the wealthier classes no woman was considered socially acceptable without a complete wardrobe of jewelry that defined her status strength and political power.

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