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[[File:Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace.jpg|right|thumb|The Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC]] |
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The '''Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace''' has 36 matched [[sapphire]]s from [[Sri Lanka]] which total 195 carats. These sapphires are surrounded by 435 brilliant-cut diamonds that total 83.75 carats. The sapphires are cushion-cut, some of the diamonds are pear-shaped and the others are round cut. The setting is platinum.<ref name=geo>{{cite web|title=Hall Sapphire Necklace|url=http://geogallery.si.edu/profile.php?id=26|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name=geo2>{{cite web|title=Hall Sapphire Necklace|url=http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections/gem_gallery/c/hallSapphire.htm |
The '''Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace''' has 36 matched [[sapphire]]s from [[Sri Lanka]] which total 195 carats. These sapphires are surrounded by 435 brilliant-cut diamonds that total 83.75 carats. The sapphires are cushion-cut, some of the diamonds are pear-shaped and the others are round cut. The setting is platinum.<ref name=geo>{{cite web|title=Hall Sapphire Necklace|url=http://geogallery.si.edu/profile.php?id=26|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=November 12, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006041914/http://geogallery.si.edu/profile.php?id=26|archivedate=October 6, 2011|df=}}</ref><ref name=geo2>{{cite web|title=Hall Sapphire Necklace|url=http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections/gem_gallery/c/hallSapphire.htm|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=November 12, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161658/http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections/gem_gallery/c/hallSapphire.htm|archivedate=April 25, 2012|df=}}</ref> |
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It was designed by [[Harry Winston, Inc.]]. It is currently on display at the [[National Museum of Natural History]], part of the [[Smithsonian Institution]], in [[Washington, D.C.]], alongside the [[Bismarck Sapphire Necklace]] and the [[Logan sapphire]].<ref name=mnh>{{cite web|title=Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace|url=http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/dynamicearth/6_0_0_geogallery/geogallery_specimen.cfm?SpecimenID=4087&categoryID=1&categoryName=Gems&browseType=name|publisher=Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> It was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. Evelyn Annenberg Hall (c. 1912 – April 21, 2005) in 1979.<ref name=geo/> She was the sister of [[Walter Annenberg]], publisher, businessman, and philanthropist.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=evelyn-annenberg-hall&pid=3461479&fhid=2058|title=Evelyn Annenberg Hall|date=April 2005|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}</ref> |
It was designed by [[Harry Winston, Inc.]]. It is currently on display at the [[National Museum of Natural History]], part of the [[Smithsonian Institution]], in [[Washington, D.C.]], alongside the [[Bismarck Sapphire Necklace]] and the [[Logan sapphire]].<ref name=mnh>{{cite web|title=Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace|url=http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/dynamicearth/6_0_0_geogallery/geogallery_specimen.cfm?SpecimenID=4087&categoryID=1&categoryName=Gems&browseType=name|publisher=Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> It was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. Evelyn Annenberg Hall (c. 1912 – April 21, 2005) in 1979.<ref name=geo/> She was the sister of [[Walter Annenberg]], publisher, businessman, and philanthropist.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=evelyn-annenberg-hall&pid=3461479&fhid=2058|title=Evelyn Annenberg Hall|date=April 2005|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:57, 28 October 2017
The Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace has 36 matched sapphires from Sri Lanka which total 195 carats. These sapphires are surrounded by 435 brilliant-cut diamonds that total 83.75 carats. The sapphires are cushion-cut, some of the diamonds are pear-shaped and the others are round cut. The setting is platinum.[1][2]
It was designed by Harry Winston, Inc.. It is currently on display at the National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., alongside the Bismarck Sapphire Necklace and the Logan sapphire.[3] It was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. Evelyn Annenberg Hall (c. 1912 – April 21, 2005) in 1979.[1] She was the sister of Walter Annenberg, publisher, businessman, and philanthropist.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hall Sapphire Necklace". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hall Sapphire Necklace". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace". Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Evelyn Annenberg Hall". New York Times. April 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
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