Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace
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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 pear-shaped and round brilliant-cut diamonds that total 83.75 carats. The setting is platinum.
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
. It was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. Evelyn Annenberg Hall (c. 1912 - April 21, 2005) in 1979. She was the sister of Walter Annenberg
, publisher, businessman, and philanthropist.
Sapphire
Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide , when it is a color other than red or dark pink; in which case the gem would instead be called a ruby, considered to be a different gemstone. Trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium, or chromium can give...
s from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
which total 195 carats. These sapphires are surrounded by 435 pear-shaped and round brilliant-cut diamonds that total 83.75 carats. The setting is platinum.
It was designed by Harry Winston, Inc.
Harry Winston, Inc.
Harry Winston, Inc. is an American luxury jeweler and producer of Swiss timepieces. Named after its famous founder, the jeweler Harry Winston, the company is headquartered in New York....
. It is currently on display at the National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. Admission is free and the museum is open 364 days a year....
, part of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, alongside the Bismarck Sapphire Necklace
Bismarck Sapphire Necklace
The Bismarck Sapphire Necklace is a sapphire necklace designed by Cartier, Inc. in 1935. As of 2010, the necklace is on display between the Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace and the Logan Sapphire in the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals at the Smithsonian Institution's...
and the Logan sapphire
Logan sapphire
The Logan sapphire is a flawless specimen from Sri Lanka, a cushion-cut stone which possesses a rich deep blue color and is the second largest sapphire known, weighing 422.99 carats .The Logan sapphire is named after Mrs...
. It was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. Evelyn Annenberg Hall (c. 1912 - April 21, 2005) in 1979. She was the sister of Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia...
, publisher, businessman, and philanthropist.