Title

'St. Edward's Crown', 1911. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'St. Edward's Crown', 1911. The official coronation crown of British monarchs and part of the Crown Jewels. It was made for Charles II after Oliver Cromwell had the crown destroyed during the Civil War. Its design is said to be a copy of the crown of Edward the Confessor. The piece (1661) is part of the Royal Collection at the Tower of London. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1911]

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A58_427

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NA

Property release

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 14,1in x 17,7in / 4222 x 5324 (300dpi)

Keywords

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