The British Crown.
The crown need at the coronation of Queen Victoria in IS3S, which is said to he the heaviest and most uncomfortable diadem in Europe, contains 1273 rose diamonds. 1303 brilliants, 273 round pearls, four large pendant-V.haped pearls, one immfn? 0 ruby, four smaller .rubies, one large sapphire, and eleven emeralds. Til" large ruby is set in the centre of a diamond Maltese Cross at the front of the crown. This stone was given to hid ward I, by Den Pedro the Cruel, and was worn by Henry V. at Agincourt, <.vhen it was set in his steel casque. It peculiarly cut and its centre is hollowod out to form a setting for a smaller ruby. M~.ny of the stones were furnished by the Queen herself. They are placed in settings of both gold and silver, and encase a crimson velvet cap with an ermine border. Four Imperial arches spring from the four sides, and support the mount, which is composed of S3B diamonds, and the whole is surmounted by a diamond cross whose centre is a single rose-cut sapphire.
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Lake County Press, Issue 905, 5 April 1900, Page 7
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182The British Crown. Lake County Press, Issue 905, 5 April 1900, Page 7
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