Pitt Diamond

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The Pitt Diamond is a famous large Indian-origin diamond once owned by the Pitt family and later part of the French Crown Jewels, now housed in the Louvre Museum.

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Pitt Diamond canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cut diamond
diamond
historical gemstone
alsoKnownAs Regent Diamond
city Paris
collection French Crown Jewel
surface form: French Crown Jewels

Louvre Museum
color colorless
white
country France
countryOfOrigin India
formerOwner French Crown Jewel
surface form: French Crown

Pitt family
Thomas Pitt
gemType diamond gemstone
hasOriginRegion South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime France
location Louvre Museum
material carbon
notableFor Indian origin
association with French monarchy
exceptional clarity
large size
placeOfDiscovery India
residence Louvre Museum
significantEvent acquisition by Thomas Pitt
display in the Louvre Museum
incorporation into French Crown Jewels
usedAs crown jewel
ornament in royal regalia

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