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The Hope Diamond Was Once a Symbol for Louis XIV, the Sun King

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:36:03 +0000
Topic:
Search this
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Smithsonian Article Database
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c6d5a63cbc6f820ec0485b930ed7acbf

Drawings of diamonds from The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier.

Creator:
Tavernier, John Baptista  Search this
Language:
English
Type:
Prints
Place:
Versailles (France)
Publication Place:
London (England)
Date:
1678
Publication Date:
1678
Topic:
Gems  Search this
Minerology  Search this
Diamonds  Search this
Image ID:
SIL-SIL33-132-01
Catalog ID:
78884
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
See more items in:
See Wonder
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68479

Hope Diamond

Designer:
John Nels Hatleberg  Search this
Medium:
Paper (part -1a), resin (part -1b)
Dimensions:
L: 2.6
Type:
containers
Decorative Arts
Box
Object Name:
Box
Place:
USA
Date:
1995
Credit Line:
Gift of John Nels Hatleberg
Accession Number:
1996-34-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e990f9aa-0227-4219-9c7b-c09c5a404621
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-34-1-a_b

Bombarded with ultraviolet light, the blue Hope diamond glows red

Creator:
Smithsonian Insider  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:17:53 +0000
Topic:
Science  Search this
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Smithsonian Insider
Data Source:
Smithsonian Insider
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_3ce283df60612a2851b1622b17096697

What’s Common and Unique at Once?

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
November 10, 2010
Topic:
Postal  Search this
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National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_7716566eb07035e52ad5d077d3a24c14

Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper, Postmark: Nov. 8, 1958

Creator:
Smithsonian Insider  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:44:15 +0000
Topic:
Science  Search this
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Smithsonian Insider
Data Source:
Smithsonian Insider
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_ab4b148fd0b897e3db43f2b88d8fc672

Hope Diamond: Embracing Hope

Creator:
Smithsonian Insider  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:57:32 +0000
Topic:
Science  Search this
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Smithsonian Insider
Data Source:
Smithsonian Insider
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c58f3203d4ff146896730156939fb3b8

Delivering the Hope Diamond

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
November 8, 2012
Topic:
Postal  Search this
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National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c8c0c4c454d857a63c2ef2009d22bb9a

Season Three Update!

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Podcast
MIME Type:
audio/mpeg
Uploaded:
Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:34:43 -0000
Topic:
Smithsonian Sidedoor  Search this
See More From Collection:
Sidedoor
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:podcasts_73b4ecee3b11d6eb7f7c80d26436febb

The Curse of the Hope Diamond

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Podcast
MIME Type:
audio/mpeg
Uploaded:
Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000
Topic:
Smithsonian Sidedoor  Search this
See More From Collection:
Sidedoor
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:podcasts_85c64800e83e31752c52140bb45106b8

John White in the Gem Hall

Author:
Vargas, Rick  Search this
Subject:
White, John  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1991
Topic:
Museum curators  Search this
Gem and Mineral Collection  Search this
Gems  Search this
Hope diamond  Search this
Standard number:
91-1261-13
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10153

Helena Weiss Is Appointed Registrar

Subject:
Weiss, Helena M. 1909-2004  Search this
Office of the Registrar  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Correspondence and Documents, Division of  Search this
Date:
1956
Topic:
Women--History  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Museum registrars  Search this
Women  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11611

Hope Diamond Presentation

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Switzer, George S  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Winston, Harry 1896-1978  Search this
Winston, Edna (Fleishmann)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w X 10h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
November 10, 1958
Topic:
Hope diamond  Search this
Gems  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2008-2293
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11815

Hope Diamond Presentation

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Switzer, George S  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Winston, Edna (Fleishmann)  Search this
Summerfield, Arthur E (Arthur Ellsworth) 1899-1972  Search this
United States Postal Service  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Mineral Sciences  Search this
National Collections  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 9.5w x 7.63h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Date:
November 10, 1958
Topic:
Hope diamond  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Gifts  Search this
Gems  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-0337 and MP-60B
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12323

Hope Diamond Delivery

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Todd, James G  Search this
Winston, Edna (Fleishmann)  Search this
Winston, Ronald  Search this
Summerfield, Arthur E (Arthur Ellsworth) 1899-1972  Search this
United States Postal Service  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Mineralogy  Search this
National Collections  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 9.5w x 7.63h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Date:
November 10, 1958
Topic:
Hope diamond  Search this
Gifts  Search this
Gems  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-0338 and MP-62A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12324

David L. Wolper and the Hope Diamond

Author:
Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Mineral Sciences  Search this
Hall of Gems  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1974
Topic:
Wolper, David L  Search this
Hope diamond  Search this
Gems  Search this
Mineralogy  Search this
Vaults (Strong rooms)  Search this
Standard number:
74-2646-20A or SIA74-2646-20A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8366

Retirement of Helena Weiss

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Berkowitz, Francine C  Search this
Bradley, James C. 1910-1984  Search this
Weiss, Helena M. 1909-2004  Search this
Undersecretary  Search this
Office of the Registrar  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Event
Date:
December 30, 1971
Topic:
Women  Search this
Museum registrars  Search this
Retirement  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Standard number:
92-3570
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8386

Queen Elizabeth Visits the Smithsonian

Author:
Wallace, James  Search this
Subject:
Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain 1926-  Search this
Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Hall of Gems  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Mineral Sciences  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
1976
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Hope diamond  Search this
Celebrities and Dignitaries  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Royal visitors  Search this
Gems  Search this
Mineralogy  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
76-8514-25A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8562

Catherine the Great Portrait, Hillwood

Author:
Levitsky, Dimitry Grigorevich 1735-1822  Search this
Subject:
Post, Marjorie Merriweather  Search this
Hillwood Museum and Gardens  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
Early 19th century
Topic:
Hope, Henry Thomas  Search this
Catherine the Great  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
Art, Russian  Search this
Standard number:
92-1651
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8665

The Hope Diamond

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Mineral Sciences  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mineralogy and Petrology  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Object
Date:
1974
Topic:
Hope diamond  Search this
Minerals  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Gems  Search this
Mineralogy  Search this
Standard number:
74-6034
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8819

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