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Photograph of the Post Emerald Necklace (NMNH G5023), digitally enhanced by SquareMoose for a 2017 jewelry publication by the Hillwood Museum

Photograph of the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023) against a purple backdrop

Photograph of the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023) on white fabric

Close-up photograph of round emeralds in the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023)

Close-up photograph of round emeralds in the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023)

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Photograph of the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023) against a white backdrop

Photograph of the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023) using halo lighting

Photograph of the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023) using halo lighting

Photograph of the India emerald necklace (NMNH G5023) using halo lighting

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Post Emerald Necklace. Graduated baroque polished drop, round beads of medium-to-light-to-medium blue green beryl (var. emerald) in a necklace. Lot described as "art deco, indian style necklace with 82 emeralds, 1,226 round brilliant diamonds, set in platinum." [AUTO]

Emerald jewelry from the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on display in the Gem Gallery of the museum's Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals. Left to right: Catalog number NMNH G5024, the Maximilian Emerald. Gift of Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1964. Catalog number NMNH G5023, the Post Emerald Necklace. Gift of Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1964. Catalog record EZIDs: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3abd847aa-71b4-45b6-b753-82c7e8707037 http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a7f01029-5350-4375-9d8d-36b7f26a0f63

Emeralds from the National Gem and Mineral Collections at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on display in the Gem Gallery of the museum's Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals. Left to right: Catalog number NMNH 122078, the Gachala Emerald. Gift of Harry Winston, Inc in 1969. Catalog number NMNH G9775, the Mackay Emerald Necklace. Gift of Mrs. Anna Case Mackay in 1984. Catalog record EZIDs: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d19e73ae-cfa7-4211-b293-faf2901717b4 http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/366124687-b00a-4991-b1bd-8f905fa7580e

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Taxon:: Beryl (var. emerald) - Primary Gem

Record Last Modified:: 17 Sep 2024
Specimen Count:: 1

Other Numbers:: IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB002K5K
USNM Number:: NMNH G5023-00

Color:: Med Light To Med Blue Green
Cut:: Graduated Baroque Polished Drop, Round Beads
Jewelery Type:: Necklace
Maker:: Cartier, Inc.

Place:: Colombia, South America

See more items in:: Mineral Sciences; Gems; NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

Record ID:: nmnhmineralsciences_1002088

GUID (Link to Original Record):: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a7f01029-5350-4375-9d8d-36b7f26a0f63