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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cullinan II canonical | 2 |
| Cullinan II diamond | 1 |
| Cullinan diamond | 1 |
| Second Star of Africa | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cullinan II diamond
this entity surface form:
Cullinan diamond
this entity surface form:
Second Star of Africa