Evalyn Walsh McLean
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Evalyn McLean was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for being an owner of the 45-carat Hope Diamond, as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat Star of the East. She also authored
Portrait of Evalyn Walsh McLean (1914), wearing the Hope Diamond
Hope Diamond
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The Hope Diamond is a 45.52-carat blue diamond that has been famed for its great size and blue-violet color since the 17th century. It was extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Andhra
Evalyn Walsh McLean
…McLean (née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East. She also…
The Hope Diamond in 1974
The Hope Diamond in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., 2014.
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier's original sketch of the Tavernier Blue