Cullinan II

E164511

Cullinan II is a large, cushion-cut diamond from the famed Cullinan diamond, prominently set in the British Imperial State Crown as one of its principal stones.

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Label Occurrences
Cullinan II canonical 2
Cullinan II diamond 1
Cullinan diamond 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colorless diamond
crown jewel
cushion-cut diamond
cut diamond
alsoKnownAs Cullinan II
surface form: Second Star of Africa
associatedWith Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III

Edward VII
surface form: King Edward VII

George V
surface form: King George V

George VI
surface form: King George VI

Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
clarity high clarity
collection Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
surface form: British Crown Jewels
colorGrade near-colorless
country United Kingdom
cutter Abraham Asscher
surface form: Asscher Brothers
cuttingCompletionDate 1908
cuttingLocation Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam, Netherlands
cuttingStyle cushion cut
derivedFrom Cullinan diamond
discoveredAt Premier Mine
displayCollection Jewel House
surface form: Jewel House, Tower of London
displayLocation Tower of London
facetStyle brilliant facets
gemType diamond
giftedBy Transvaal Colony government
giftedTo Edward VII
surface form: King Edward VII
heldInTrustFor the nation
historicalEra Edwardian era
material diamond
mineLocation Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa
notableFor being one of the largest cut diamonds in the world
being the second-largest stone cut from the Cullinan diamond
origin Cullinan mine
owner Crown Estate
surface form: The Crown Estate
parentStoneDiscoveryDate 1905
parentStoneWeight 3,106 carats
partOf Cullinan II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cullinan diamond
positionInCollection principal stone of the Imperial State Crown
rankBySizeFromCullinan second largest
setIn Imperial State Crown
settingType mount in front of the Imperial State Crown
shape rectangular cushion
symbolizes British monarchy
royal authority
usedBy British monarch
usedIn British coronation ceremonies
weight 317.4 carats
63.48 grams
yearGivenToBritishCrown 1907

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom containsGem Cullinan II
this entity surface form: Cullinan II diamond
Cullinan II partOf Cullinan II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cullinan diamond
Cullinan II alsoKnownAs Cullinan II
this entity surface form: Second Star of Africa
Cullinan I associatedWith Cullinan II