The Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond has the reputation of being a cursed diamond since some of its successive owners have known a troubled even tragic end.

The hope diamond. The Hope Diamond is one of the most famous jewels in the world with ownership records dating back almost four centuries. Several commentators questioned the wisdom of accepting the diamond.

Its a pretty fascinating little baubleparticularly if youre the sort of person who is impressed by 4552-carat gemsbut you probably wouldnt want to own it as its supposedly cursed. In the pendant surrounding the Hope diamond are 16 white diamonds both pear-shapes and cushion cuts. Original Track by The Diamond Hope.

Read the article about a famous diamond. It was then cut into a 67125-carat chicken heart-shaped Crown Blue Diamond Unfortunately it lost during the French Revolution in 1792 and until 1830 the disappeared for 38 years diamond reappeared in the Netherlands and was owned by Wilhelm Fowles a diamond cutter. Henry Philip Hope a London banker and gem collector owned the stone in the 1830s.

Weighing 4552 carats its exceptional size has revealed new findings about the formation of diamonds. The largest blue diamond ever discovered to date. Protected by strong glass the biggest and most beautiful blue diamond in the world attracts the attention of visitors from many countries.

The stone originated from the Kollur Mine Telangana in India. Choose the best sentences AH to complete the article.

The Hope diamond curse story is in some ways a morality fable about the cardinal sin of greed. The diamonds blue coloration is attributed to trace amounts of boron in the stone. By Richard Kurin PhD The Smithsonian There had been over the yearseven decadesnumerous stories about how the Hope Diamond carried an ancient curse.