Title

'The Sovereign's Orb and Queen Mary II's Orb', 1953. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'The Sovereign's Orb and Queen Mary II's Orb', 1953. The Sovereign's Orb was commissioned for the coronation of Charles II (1661). The Queen Mary II's Orb was commissioned for the coronation of Mary II (1689). They are part of the Royal Collection at the Tower of London. From The Crown Jewels, by Martin Holmes FSA. [Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1953]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1953

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D15_238

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,9Mb (4,1Mb) / 18,8in x 9,9in / 5629 x 2975 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings close up people event arts metal art British castle pearl cross royal gold fortification jewellery jewelry heavy century status pearls Britain jewel image royalty studio shot concept Tower of London close-up fifties 1950s orb opulence 20th century The Print Collector coronation crown jewels decade royal collection royal event photograph object jewelled Unknown Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Mary Martin Stuart Mar Mary Stuart Queen Mary II Mary II Princess of Orange Holmes HMSO Martin Holmes Martin Holmes FSA His Majesty's Stationery Office Her Majesty's Stationery Office Queen Mary IIs orb Sovereigns orb Mary II of England Martin Holmes HMSO Queen Mary II photograph object