Hope Diamond
Saturday, May 29, 2010 
Have you ever seen the Hope Diamond? The famed deep blue stone – which is over 45 carats – was once owned by King Louis XV and Marie Antoinette. It was donated to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum from Harry Winston, Inc. in 1949. Legend has it that the Hope Diamond carries a curse with its beauty.
To honor the fiftieth celebration of the museum collection's crown jewel, the Hope Diamond was displayed bare of its diamond setting, pendant and necklace. I had a chance to see it on my last trip to Washington, D.C. and it is stunning!
P.S. A bit of trivia. Where was the Hope Diamond mined? Find out the answer here.
More Hope Diamond history.
Learn about a new setting planned for the famous diamond.
Visit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
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Reader Comments (6)
amazing! incredibly breathtaking!
I saw it in DC.
Sooooo pretty.
wow...looks beautiful! I wish I could see it in person!
Kisses lovely and enjoy your sunny weekend:)
Muah
Looks beautiful! Shame about the curse, it is also a shame that it is on display and not being worn :( Seems like a waste of a beautiful piece of jewelry, although if it was not on display we wouldn't get to see it now would we :) Hazel
Wow :D