Harry Winston was an American jeweler. He donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 after owning it for a decade. He also traded the Portuguese Diamond to the Smithsonian in 1963 in exchange for 3,800 carats of small diamonds.
Harry Winston
Harry Winston Jewelers, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
The Hope Diamond
Napoleon Diamond Necklace
The Hope Diamond is a 45.52 carats diamond that has been famed for its great size since the 18th century. Extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India, the Hope Diamond is a blue diamond. Its exceptional size has revealed new information about the formation of diamonds.
The Hope Diamond in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
The Hope Diamond in 1974.
The Hope Diamond in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., 2014.
Tavernier's original sketch of the Tavernier Blue