State Crown of George I
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The State Crown of George I is the imperial and state crown crafted in 1714 for King George I. It was modified and used by subsequent monarchs until 1838. The empty gold frame and its aquamarine monde
Watercolour of the crown in its original form by Bernard Lens III, 1731
George I depicted with the state crown and in the robes of the Order of the Garter
George I with the state crown, painted sometime between 1720 and 1727
Imperial State Crown
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The Imperial State Crown is the state crown of the British monarch. Based on the design of Queen Victoria's Crown of 1838, which had fallen into disrepair, it was made in 1937 for the coronation of Ki
State Crown of George I
…coronation crown made especially for him. William IV was the last monarch ever to use the crown. For her coronation in 1838, Queen Victoria had a new Imperial State Crown made, using precious stones from George I's state crown. Emptied of its jewels and discarded by the royal family, the crown was loaned to the Museum…
Hand-coloured lithograph of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown
Queen Victoria depicted wearing the 1838 Imperial State Crown for her coronation portrait
Imperial State Crown, 1904
The emptied frame of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown