Princess Margaret embarked on an extensive tour of Canada in 1958, spending 31 days criss-crossing the country. She was the recipient of many, many gifts, including five brooches. One of these was the Ear of Wheat gold brooch from the Government of Saskatchewan.
The Medicine Hat News (28 July 1958) reported:
"Mr. Lee let me have a peek at the presentation gift the Saskatchewan people will make to Princess Margaret. Its(sic) a brooch, the main portion of which is a gold replica of a head of wheat. At the base is a matched pair of stones, a one carat diamond and a one carat emerald."
The reporter erred in describing the second stone as an emerald, as it clearly is a sapphire as shown in the Christie's sale of Princess Margaret's jewelry.
"A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND WHEAT BROOCH, BY BIRKS Designed as an ear of wheat, the stalk set with a circular-cut sapphire and a brilliant-cut diamond, 6.0 cm. long
Sources: The Medicine Hat News; Christie's Jewellery and Faberge, from the Collection of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret
Research and Text from Laura, thank you!
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