Koh-I-Noor
Reference code
SIT/01/20/01
Title
Koh-I-Noor
Date
c. 1966
Level of description
file
Extent and format
1 file
Scope and content
Typescript notes on the provenance of the Koh-I-Noor diamond, with a full history of the stone given by Lady Login and excerpts from published private correspondence between the Marquess of Dalhousie, and H.M. Lawrence relating to the transportation of the stone to Great Britain. There are also some handwritten notes, along with some sketches, of the stone with weight and measurements given along with a newspaper clipping and article from The Gemmologist on the subject.
Creator
Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot (1896-1973), Major General and Keeper of the Jewel House, Tower of London