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ReutersNovember 13, 2012, 7:05 am
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Jewelry salvaged from the wreck of the Titanic will go on display later this week, the company that owns the artifacts announced on Monday.
The 15 items, including pendants, rings and a pocket watch, will first be exhibited in Atlanta from November 16 through January 6 and will be followed by displays in Orlando and Las Vegas, through May of next year, Atlanta-based Premier Exhibitions Inc. announced.
The jewelry includes diamonds, sapphires and pearls, said Alexandra Klingelhofer, vice president of collections for Atlanta-based RMS Titanic Inc., a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions.
RMS was first to recover artifacts from the Titanic and has the legal right to anything salvaged there, Klingelhofer told Reuters.
Many of the jewelry pieces, recovered from the wreck in 1987, were found in a leather bag that had likely been in the care of a ship's purser, an employee responsible for handling money and other valuables, Klingelhofer said.
The purser likely removed the jewelry from a safe on the Titanic as the ship was sinking and placed them in leather bags so that he could return them to their owners after the rescue, she added.
"But there were no pursers that were rescued," Klingelhofer said.
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean.
(Editing by David Adams and Christopher Wilson)
ATLANTA, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen of the most prestigious artifacts recovered from the wreck site of Titanic have been gathered into one of the most dazzling collections ever assembled and will go on display November 16th. As part of a three-city tour, Jewels of Titanic, presented by Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and Titanic The Experience, features diamonds, sapphires, pearls and gold jewelry that once belonged to some of Titanic's wealthiest passengers. Debuting in Atlanta with future engagements in Orlando and Las Vegas, Jewels of Titanic shares the story of the jewelry's discovery, underwater recovery, mysterious lineage and the influence these artifacts have in today's pop culture.
For more than 100 years, the mystique of R.M.S. Titanic's sailing and subsequent sinking has captured the world's imagination. Hailed as the most luxurious ocean liner the world had ever seen, Titanic's manifest for the doomed maiden voyage had some of wealthiest and most well-known individuals of the day. As the Ship sank beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic, she claimed more than 1,500 lives and took all the treasures she carried on board to a watery grave 2.5 miles beneath the ocean surface.
These priceless items were once thought to be lost forever. However, 75 years after the sinking, Premier Exhibitions, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, RMS Titanic, Inc., the salvor-in-possession of the wreck site and producers of the remarkable Titanic exhibitions, embarked on the first recovery operation to Titanic. Among the twisted steel, murky water and unidentifiable objects was an unmarked leather Gladstone bag whose contents became some of the most remarkable artifacts ever recovered ? the Jewels of Titanic.
WHAT: The Jewels of Titanic will embark on a three-city tour visiting Atlanta, Orlando and Las Vegas between November 2012 and May 2013.
WHEN/WHERE:
Atlanta, GA
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Premier Exhibition Center
Atlantic Station
Nov. 16, 2012 ? Jan. 6, 2013
Orlando, FL
Titanic The Experience
International Drive
Jan. 11, 2013 ? Mar. 12, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Luxor Hotel and Casino
Mar. 22, 2013 ? May 31, 2013
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Jewelry salvaged from the wreck of the Titanic will go on display later this week, the company that owns the artifacts announced on Monday.
The 15 items, including pendants, rings and a pocket watch, will first be exhibited in Atlanta from November 16 through January 6 and will be followed by displays in Orlando and Las Vegas, through May of next year, Atlanta-based Premier Exhibitions Inc. announced.
The jewelry includes diamonds, sapphires and pearls, said Alexandra Klingelhofer, vice president of collections for Atlanta-based RMS Titanic Inc., a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions.
RMS was first to recover artifacts from the Titanic and has the legal right to anything salvaged there, Klingelhofer told Reuters.
Many of the jewelry pieces, recovered from the wreck in 1987, were found in a leather bag that had likely been in the care of a ship's purser, an employee responsible for handling money and other valuables, Klingelhofer said.
The purser likely removed the jewelry from a safe on the Titanic as the ship was sinking and placed them in leather bags so that he could return them to their owners after the rescue, she added.
"But there were no pursers that were rescued," Klingelhofer said.
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean.
(Editing by David Adams and Christopher Wilson)
ATLANTA, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen of the most prestigious artifacts recovered from the wreck site of Titanic have been gathered into one of the most dazzling collections ever assembled and will go on display November 16th. As part of a three-city tour, Jewels of Titanic, presented by Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and Titanic The Experience, features diamonds, sapphires, pearls and gold jewelry that once belonged to some of Titanic's wealthiest passengers. Debuting in Atlanta with future engagements in Orlando and Las Vegas, Jewels of Titanic shares the story of the jewelry's discovery, underwater recovery, mysterious lineage and the influence these artifacts have in today's pop culture.
For more than 100 years, the mystique of R.M.S. Titanic's sailing and subsequent sinking has captured the world's imagination. Hailed as the most luxurious ocean liner the world had ever seen, Titanic's manifest for the doomed maiden voyage had some of wealthiest and most well-known individuals of the day. As the Ship sank beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic, she claimed more than 1,500 lives and took all the treasures she carried on board to a watery grave 2.5 miles beneath the ocean surface.
These priceless items were once thought to be lost forever. However, 75 years after the sinking, Premier Exhibitions, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, RMS Titanic, Inc., the salvor-in-possession of the wreck site and producers of the remarkable Titanic exhibitions, embarked on the first recovery operation to Titanic. Among the twisted steel, murky water and unidentifiable objects was an unmarked leather Gladstone bag whose contents became some of the most remarkable artifacts ever recovered ? the Jewels of Titanic.
WHAT: The Jewels of Titanic will embark on a three-city tour visiting Atlanta, Orlando and Las Vegas between November 2012 and May 2013.
WHEN/WHERE:
Atlanta, GA
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Premier Exhibition Center
Atlantic Station
Nov. 16, 2012 ? Jan. 6, 2013
Orlando, FL
Titanic The Experience
International Drive
Jan. 11, 2013 ? Mar. 12, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Luxor Hotel and Casino
Mar. 22, 2013 ? May 31, 2013
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