Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-22
THE BRITISH CROWN.
d Is Fairly Ablaze With Diamonds an
Other Precious Jewels.

y Is Fairly Ablaze With Diamonds and
Other Precious Jewels.
The imperial crown of Great Brit
ain, according to the official de-
scription, consists of diamonds,
pearls, rubies, sapphires and emer-
aids, set in silver and gold. It has a
crimson velvet cap with ermine
border and is lined with white silk.
Its gross weight is 80 ounces pen
nyweights troy. The lower part of
the band above the ermine border
consists Of row Of 129 pearls and
the upper part Of the band of a row
of l12 pearls, between which, in
the front Of the crown, is large
sapphire, partly drilled, purchased
for the crown by his majesty King
George ~. At the back is sapphire
of smaller size and 6 other sap
phires, 8 on each side, between
which are emeralds. Above and
below the 2 sapphires are IA dia~
monds and around the 8 emeralds
1873 diamonds. Between the emer.
aids and sapphires are l6 trefoil Or
naments, containing 100 diamonds.
Above the band are sapphires,
surmounted by diamonds, between
which are 8 festoone consisting of
148 diamonds, In the front Of the
crown and in the center of dia-
mond Maltese cross Is the famous
ruby said to have been given Ed
ward, prince Of Wales, the Black
Prince, by Don Pedro, king Of Gas.
tile, after the battle of MALARIA, near
Victoria, A. D. 1867 This ruby
was worn in the helmet of Henry V
at the battle of Agincourt, A. D.
1415. 1t is pierced quite through,
after the eastern custom. the upper
part of the piercing being filled up
by small ruby. Around this ruby,
to form the cross, are rs brilliant
diamonds.
Three other Maltese crosses, form
ing the two sides and back of the
crown, have emerald centers, and
contain, respectively, 1872, 1874 and
100 brilliant diamonds. Between the
four Maltese crosses are four orna-
ments in the form of French flower.
deluxe. with four rubies in their
centers and surrounded by rose
diamonds, containing respectively
"a, Sc, 81 and 81 rose diamonds.
From the Maltese crosses issue four
imperial arches, composed Of oak
leaves and acorns, the leaves con-
tanning 72s rose, table and bril-.
liant diamonds, 80 pearls forming
the acorns, set in cups containing "a
rose diamonds and a table diamond
The total number of diamonds in
the arches and acorns is 10S bril-,
liant, 1l6 table and $50 rose dia-
monds. From the upper part of the
arches are suspended four large
pendant pear shaped pearls, with
rose diamond cups containing IL
rose diamonds and stems contain
ing "a very small rose diamonds.
Above the arch stands the mound,
containing in the lower hemisphere
304 briliants and in the upper 24A
brilliants, the zone and arc being
composed of 80 rose diamonds. The
cross on the summit has rose cut
sapphire in the center, surrounded
by 4 large brilliants and 1903 smaller
ones. The value of this beautiful
ornament has been estimated by
Barbot, the French jeweler, at the
sum Of $500, 600, which, however, is
probably very far below it's real
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