The Hope Diamond A 45.52-carat blue diamond. Boron gives it its colour, and it glows red under ultraviolet light.
1 Sources 5 Connections Jean-Baptiste Tavernier A French gem merchant who bought the rough stone in India. He lived to 84 and died of natural causes.
1 Sources 1 Connections Louis XIV He bought the stone from Tavernier and in 1678 had it recut by his court jeweller.
1 Sources 2 Connections The French Blue The stone Louis XIV had recut, listed as the Blue Diamond of the Crown of France.
1 Sources 3 Connections The 1792 Crown Jewels theft On 11 September 1792 thieves broke into the royal storehouse in a five-day looting spree. The French Blue vanished from history.
1 Sources 1 Connections The Hope family A banking family. The diamond appears in its 1839 gem catalogue, and takes its name from them.
1 Sources 1 Connections Pierre Cartier The jeweller who bought the diamond in 1910. It has been speculated that he embroidered the lurid tales.
1 Sources 2 Connections Evalyn Walsh McLean She bought the diamond from Cartier in 1911 and added her own stories, such as Catherine the Great owning it, none of them confirmed. She died in 1947.
1 Sources 1 Connections Harry Winston The jeweller who bought it in 1949. He never believed any of the curse tales.
1 Sources 2 Connections The registered-mail donation On 10 November 1958 Winston donated it to the Smithsonian by registered mail, insured for $1 million; the postage was $2.44. The picture is the wrapper it travelled in.
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Item The Hope Diamond A 45.52-carat blue diamond. Boron gives it its colour, and it glows red under ultraviolet light. User contribution ↓ was cut from Smithsonian research showed it was cut from the French Blue. Sources 1 Item The French Blue The stone Louis XIV had recut, listed as the Blue Diamond of the Crown of France. User contribution ↑ gave its name to It appears in their 1839 catalogue. Sources 1 Organization The Hope family A banking family. The diamond appears in its 1839 gem catalogue, and takes its name from them. User contribution Person Louis XIV He bought the stone from Tavernier and in 1678 had it recut by his court jeweller. User contribution ↑ sold the stone to He sold the stone from India to Louis XIV. Sources 1 Person Jean-Baptiste Tavernier A French gem merchant who bought the rough stone in India. He lived to 84 and died of natural causes. User contribution ↓ had it recut into Recut in 1678. Sources 1 Item The French Blue The stone Louis XIV had recut, listed as the Blue Diamond of the Crown of France. User contribution Item The French Blue The stone Louis XIV had recut, listed as the Blue Diamond of the Crown of France. User contribution ↑ had it recut into Recut in 1678. Sources 1 Person Louis XIV He bought the stone from Tavernier and in 1678 had it recut by his court jeweller. User contribution ↑ stole It vanished in 1792. Sources 1 Item The 1792 Crown Jewels theft On 11 September 1792 thieves broke into the royal storehouse in a five-day looting spree. The French Blue vanished from history. User contribution Person Pierre Cartier The jeweller who bought the diamond in 1910. It has been speculated that he embroidered the lurid tales. User contribution ↓ bought He bought it in 1910. Sources 1 Item The Hope Diamond A 45.52-carat blue diamond. Boron gives it its colour, and it glows red under ultraviolet light. User contribution ↓ sold it to He sold it to McLean in 1911. Sources 1 Person Evalyn Walsh McLean She bought the diamond from Cartier in 1911 and added her own stories, such as Catherine the Great owning it, none of them confirmed. She died in 1947. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
