The Black Prince's Ruby
Reference code
SIT/01/20/03
Title
The Black Prince's Ruby
Date
c. 1966
Level of description
file
Extent and format
1 file
Scope and content
Typescript history of the stone known as the 'Black Prince's Ruby', with several origin stories proposed. There are also newspaper clippings relating to the stone being a spinel and not a ruby along with handwritten notes on the stone, including sketches with dimensions given and a draft chapter on the subject.
Creator
Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot (1896-1973), Major General and Keeper of the Jewel House, Tower of London