The Honours of Scotland, Scottish Regalia, 1900 (colour litho)

Crown Jewels of Scotland; oldest coronation regalia in Britain; gifts in the 15th and 16th centuries from Popes to the Scottish kings, James IV and James V; L to R: Sword of State, gift of Pope Julius II to King James IV in 1507; Crown, remodelled in 1540 for James V (1513-42) and last worn by King Charles II for his coronation at Scone in 1651; Sceptre, gift of Pope Alexander VI to James IV in 1494; golden collar of the Garter presented to James IV by Queen Elizabeth I of England and the mace surmounted by a beryl; regalia hidden from capture by Cromwell and the English during the Commonwealth; after the Union of Scotland and England in 1707, the regalia were forgotten until discovered by Sir Walter Scott in 1818 in an old chest in Edinburgh Castle; crown now displayed at the opening of new sessions of the Scottish Parliament;