Star Sapphire Gemstone

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Star Sapphire Gemstone

Entry/Object ID

1967.2.5

Description

Description: Star Sapphire/opaque Hardness: 9 Corundum Specific Gravity: 3.9

Collection

GEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Country

Brazil

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

GEMSTONE

Parts

Count

1

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 8, 2017

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Notes

From 1916 to 1930 Pollock and Creviston were in business together with a group of 15-20 skilled craftsman, turning out outstanding quality handcrafted, made-to-order rings and fine pieces of jewelry, all made of gold, platinum and decorated with precious stones, such as rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds. About 1929-1930 Jeff Creviston, Sr. dissolved partnership with Pollock and with his son, James J. Creviston, started the present Creviston and Son Jewelry Mfg. Company, Inc. in St. Joseph. They assembled a small group of craftsman skilled in making hand made jewelry and began making ecclesiastical goods in addition to specialty items of jewelry for the public.

Provenance

Notes

Collected by: Ernest E. Pollock