September 29, 2010
House of Blues
The Smithsonian has a new guest – the Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace. This dazzling necklace – centered around 9 natural blue diamonds – was given by Thomas Cullinan to his wife, Annie (lucky lady). Thomas Cullinan was the owner of the mine which discovered the Cullinan diamond, the largest colorless gem rough diamond (3106.75 carats) ever found. It was fashioned into 9 large diamonds and several smaller diamonds. The largest, the Star of Africa, is 545.67 carats and part of the Crown Jewels in Great Britain.
A while back, I had the pleasure of wearing this necklace – for only a few moments in time. Unfortunately, there was no available camera to document my thrill, but the memory lives on! …Dii
