The Great Oval Sapphire
Reference code
SIT/01/20/04
Title
The Great Oval Sapphire
Date
c. 1966
Level of description
file
Extent and format
1 file
Scope and content
Handwritten description of the large oval sapphire which features in the Imperial State Crown, with dimensions and weights given.
Creator
Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot (1896-1973), Major General and Keeper of the Jewel House, Tower of London