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Hope diamond

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Hope diamond

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The Hope diamond; in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
(credit: Lee Boltin)
Blue diamond from India, one of the largest blue diamonds known. Named for the London banker Thomas Hope, who purchased it in 1830, the 45.5-carat diamond is on display in the Smithsonian Institution.

Hope diamond
largest blue diamond known; believed to bring bad luck. [Western Culture: EB, V: 126]
See : Luck, Bad


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Long before the Hope Diamond arrived in 1958 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, it was shrouded in legend.
Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem by Science News
A woman pushes the Hope diamond in a shopping cart.
PAINTED VISIONS ARTIST'S WORK AN INTERPRETATION OF BIBLE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
1 HOPE DIAMOND The walnut-sized blue jewel is a popular exhibit at the Smithsonian.
He's So Money by New York Times Upfront
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