Prince of Wales' Crown
Reference code
SIT/01/03/08
Title
Prince of Wales' Crown
Date
c. 1966
Level of description
file
Extent and format
1 file
Scope and content
Handwritten notes of the crown of the Prince of Wales, with a history given from 1660 onwards and a full description of the piece, with weights given. There is also a receipt for the reading room of the British Museum for a book by Henry Peacham from 1613.
Creator
Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot (1896-1973), Major General and Keeper of the Jewel House, Tower of London
Previous reference number(s)
file 3 K