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Evalyn McLean (née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly 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.
The Hope Diamond is a 45.52 carats (9.104 g; 0.3211 oz) diamond that has been famed for its great size since the 18th century. Extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India, [1] [2] the Hope Diamond is a blue diamond.
Hope Diamond [3] James Dean's car [3] Koh-i-noor diamond [citation needed] Man Proposes, God Disposes [7] Ötzi [3] Robert (doll) [1] Terracotta Army [3] Tomb of ...
Aside from the Hope Diamond, on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, another blue diamond called the Oppenheimer Blue in 2016 sold for $57.5 million, at the time the ...
Cursed objects are generally supposed to have been stolen from their rightful owners or looted from a sanctuary. The Hope Diamond is supposed to bear such a curse, and bring misfortune to its owner. The stories behind why these items are cursed vary, but they usually are said to bring bad luck or to manifest unusual phenomena related to their ...
The model also shows that the Hope diamond was cut between 1792 (when the French diamond was stolen) and 1812 (when the English blue diamond appeared). [ 13 ] Finally, according to the Museum's archives, it was Henry Philip Hope , after the death of his brother Thomas, who was the legal owner of the cut diamond until his death in 1839.
The Hope Diamond Mystery is a 1921 American 15-chapter action film serial directed by Stuart Paton and featuring Grace Darmond, George Chesebro, May Yohe, and Boris Karloff. [1] The screenplay was written by Charles Goddard and John B. Clymer, based on an autobiographical story by May Yohe (who co-stars as herself).
Henry Philip Hope, (Henry Bone, after Head) He was a prominent collector of gems, including the Hope Diamond (a blue diamond of 45.52 carats (9.104 g)) and a large pearl of 1,800 grains (or 90 g) [3] which still bear the name of Hope. The catalogue of his collection was published by Bram Hertz shortly after his death.