File:Hope Diamond.jpg
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| Hope Diamond
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| Title |
label QS:Les,"Diamante Hope" label QS:Lfr,"Le diamant Hope" label QS:Lde,"Hope-Diamant" label QS:Len,"Hope Diamond" label QS:Lit,"Diamante Hope" label QS:Lhe,"יהלום התקווה" label QS:Lnl,"Hopediamant" |
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| Date |
Discovered: before 1668 date QS:P571,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 ; The gem was cut several times between 1668 and 1958date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1958-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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| Medium | diamond mounted on platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
45.52 carats 2.5 × 2.1 × 1.2 cm (1 × 0.8 × 0.4 in) |
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| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q148554 |
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| Accession number |
NMNH G3551-00 |
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| Object history |
before 1668 date QS:P,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : excavated. Place: Kollur Mine, Golconda, India.by 1668 date QS:P,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : acquired by Jean Baptiste Tavernier1668: purchased by Louis XIV of France from Jean Baptiste Tavernier date QS:P,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : acquired by Daniel Eliasonbetween 1812 and 1830 date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : purchased by George IV of the United Kingdomby 1839 date QS:P,+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : acquired by Henry Philip Hope1839: inherited by Henry Thomas Hope from Henry Philip Hope date QS:P,+1902-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1902-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : purchased by Joseph Frankels and Sons, New York City from Adolph Weil, London1908: purchased by Selim Habib from Joseph Frankels and Sons, New York City |
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| Credit line | Harry Winston, Inc., 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Hope Diamond - Smithsonian GeoGallery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photograph
| DescriptionHope Diamond.jpg |
front view |
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| Source | Own work | ||||||||
| Author | David Bjorgen | ||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses:
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You may select the license of your choice. |
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