The Real Story about the Hope Diamond: A Brief History

Hope DiamondThe large 45.52-carat (9.10 g) Hope Diamond is also known as “Le bleu de France” because it is a deep-blue diamond.  It appears to be blue because of trace amounts of boron within its crystal structure.  … And it is notorious for supposedly being cursed.

It is often referred to as the “most famous diamond in the world” and you can see at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC.

Here is a brief history of the Hope Diamond.

A French merchant, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, first purchased the diamond which was from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India.  He sold it to King Louis XIV of France in 1668, where the stone was re-cut by Sieur Pitau, the court jeweler.  Because of its intense steely-blue color, it became known as the “French Blue” or the “Blue Diamond of the Crown.”  The kind wore it on ceremonial occasions, suspended on a neck ribbon.

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