The Hope Diamond By Stephanie Piper

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The Hope Diamond By Stephanie Piper
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THE CURSEIn France

• The Hope Diamond has a history of bad luck.
  After being stolen from a Hindu god by Jean
  Baptiste Tavernier the diamond (Then called
  French Blue) was sold to King Louis XIV in
  1668. It was passed down from generation to
  generation. According to the legend, Louis XVI
  and his wife, Marie Antoinette were beheaded due
  to the diamond. The diamond was stolen after the
  French Revolution.

King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette
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In England

• The diamond was found on the British shore and
  bought by Daniel Eliason, who then died. Then,
  the diamond came into possession of Henry P. Hope
  who named it after himself. Hope died and the
  Hope Diamond was sold over seas and came into
  possession of Evalyn McLean. She died at a young
  age of 60 after her children died and her husband
  went insane. Finally, came into possession of
  Harry Winston. He donated it to the Smithsonian
  Museum in a paper bag in the U.S. mail.

Evalyn McLean and company with her Hope Diamond.
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COLOR OF THE HOPE DIAMOND
The Hope Diamond is known by many for its deep,
blue color. The diamond is the largest blue
diamond in the WORLD! Its color is why King Louis
XIV loved the original French Blue!
The Hope Diamond Weighs 45.52 carrots
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The Hope Diamond Pictures
The Hope Diamond is worth 2,000,000 to a quarter
of a Billion dollars.
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Here is an early description and hand-drawn color
diagram of the Hope Diamond, from 1812 records of
a London diamond merchant.