Florentine Diamond
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The Florentine Diamond is a large diamond, known for its long association with European royalty. A possession of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine since 1737, it was widely thought to have been lost in t
Historical photograph of the diamond as part of an aigrette
Portrait of Mary Magdalene of Austria with her son, wearing the Florentine on her head as a pendant
Historic rhinestone copy of the Florentine made in 1865, Natural History Museum, Vienna
Replica of the Florentine, set in a piece as it originally appeared in the 16th-17th century
Rhinestone
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A rhinestone, paste or diamanté is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic.
Florentine Diamond
…and specificities were properly documented by Dr. Moritz Hoernes, head of the Imperial and Royal Court Mineral Cabinet. A plaster cast was also made. A rhinestone model was made at L. Saemann in Paris, with great care taken that the colour tone of the glass replica corresponded as closely as possible to the…
Rhinestones on a tiara
Rowenta enamel rhinestone compact
Liberace on stage in Las Vegas with a piano covered in rhinestones.