The history of the diamond began about 400 years ago. It is often known as one of the most famous gems in the world with a size of 45.52 karats. The appearance and appearance of the diamond has revealed new stories about its formation.
The diamond's first owner was a French gem merchant Jean Baptiste. Tavernier, who unceasingly gave praise to Hope's flawless violet. According to the merchant, the diamond came from India in the 19th century, from the Kollur mines in Guntur District in Andra Pradesh. Tavernier brought the diamond from here to Paris, and from then on it was known as "Tavernier Blue Diamond". According to a recorded report, Tavernier brought a total of 25 diamonds to Paris, including the Hope, and sold them all to Louis XIV. In 1678, King Louis authorized a man Jeweler named Sieur Pitau honed the "Tavernier Blue" and created a jewelry for his life.
From then on, the gem bore a new name, "Blue Diamond of the Crown of France." The diamond carries a long and mysterious past, so sometimes it is thought it carries a curse. On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI was executed, and such deaths were seen as a result of the curse of the diamond. Then the thieves broke into the royal store and took away most of the precious jewelry stored in this place. From here, the diamond disappeared from the flow of history.
Historians have suggested that one of the thieves, Cabré Guillot, took stolen jewelery through Le Havre, then to London, where the diamond was cut in two pieces. According to reports later, the diamond was owned by a wealthy bank owner, Thomas Hope.
Historians have suggested that one of the thieves, Cabré Guillot, took stolen jewelery through Le Havre, then to London, where the diamond was cut in two pieces. According to reports later, the diamond was owned by a wealthy bank owner, Thomas Hope.
After being owned by the Hope family, the diamond was known for a new name, "Hope Diamond." In 1910, Hope was sold to Evalyn Walsh Mc Lean and her husband in Washington D.C. And Mc Lean was also the first person to wear a gem openly after it was "changed owner".After McLean's death, mineralogist George Switzer convinced jeweler Harry Winston to don Hope in a gemstone collection at the National Natural History Museum.
Still safe in the glass as part of the museum collection. Until the gallery was refurbished and rebuilt in 1997, Hope in its final form was put on a cylindrical pedestal surrounded by bulletproof glass in his own room at Bao National Natural History Museum.
