Maharaja of Indore Necklace (NMNH G5113) | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Maharaja of Indore Necklace. An emerald necklace. Described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

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Close-up photograph of a mounted diamond (NMNH G5113)

Close-up photograph of a drilled diamond (NMNH G5113)

Maharaja of Indore Necklace. Briolette, oval cabochon, round, baguette, square-cut medium to medium-to-dark blue green and colorless beryl (var. emerald) (45 ct) in a necklace. Lot described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

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Maharaja of Indore Necklace. Briolette, oval cabochon, round, baguette, square-cut medium to medium-to-dark blue green and colorless beryl (var. emerald) (45 ct) in a necklace. Lot described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

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Close-up of the central emerald

Maharaja of Indore Necklace. Briolette, oval cabochon, round, baguette, square-cut medium to medium-to-dark blue green and colorless beryl (var. emerald) (45 ct) in a necklace. Lot described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

Maharaja of Indore Necklace. Briolette, oval cabochon, round, baguette, square-cut medium to medium-to-dark blue green and colorless beryl (var. emerald) (45 ct) in a necklace. Lot described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

Maharaja of Indore Necklace. Briolette, oval cabochon, round, baguette, square-cut medium to medium-to-dark blue green and colorless beryl (var. emerald) (45 ct) in a necklace. Lot described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

Maharaja of Indore Necklace. Briolette, oval cabochon, round, baguette, square-cut medium to medium-to-dark blue green and colorless beryl (var. emerald) (45 ct) in a necklace. Lot described as "necklace with 374 diamonds (1 missing), 15 emeralds, set in platinum, upper chain, lower pendant and small modern brilliant diamonds added in 20th century." [AUTO]

Katherine Hepburn wearing the necklace and photographed for Winston's Court of Jewels traveling exhibit

Catalog number NMNH G5113, the Maharaja of Indore Necklace from the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Here, the emerald and diamond necklace is shown on display in the Gem Gallery of the museum's Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals. Gift of Mrs. Cora Hubbard Williams in 1972. Catalog record EZID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314c909c2-7e9d-4336-9e9b-d52bd90f5a94

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

Notes:: Formerly known as the Spanish Inquisition Necklace
Record Last Modified:: 17 Sep 2024
Specimen Count:: 1

Other Numbers:: IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB002K81
USNM Number:: NMNH G5113-00

Color:: Med To Med Dark Blue Green, Colorless
Cut:: Briolette, Oval Cabochon, Round, Baguette, Square
Jewelery Type:: Necklace
Weight:: 45 ct

Place:: Colombia Ca., South America

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

Record ID:: nmnhmineralsciences_1002185

GUID (Link to Original Record):: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314c909c2-7e9d-4336-9e9b-d52bd90f5a94