French Blue
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French Blue was a legendary large blue diamond from the French Crown Jewels, later recut and famously known as the Hope Diamond.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Blue (initially) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diamond
ⓘ
lost gemstone ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Jean-Baptiste Tavernier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bleu de France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bleu de France diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Crown Jewels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | French Crown Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| commissionedCutBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of royal wealth of the French monarchy ⓘ |
| currentWhereabouts | unknown as original stone ⓘ |
| cuttingStyle | shield-shaped cut ⓘ |
| dateOfAcquisition | 1668 ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Garde-Meuble de la Couronne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedOriginalMass | 67 to 69 carats ⓘ |
| facetCount | approximately 112 facets ⓘ |
| hasPart | central portion later forming the Hope Diamond ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | legendary diamond ⓘ |
| influenced | design of the Hope Diamond ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Golconda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostOrDestroyed | 1790s ⓘ |
| mass |
69 carats
ⓘ
approximately 69 carats ⓘ |
| material | diamond ⓘ |
| minedFrom | Kollur Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
French monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ King Louis XV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ King Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedIn | Hope Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Crown Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reworkedAs | Hope Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | shield-shaped stone ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
recut into smaller stones
ⓘ
theft from the Garde-Meuble in 1792 ⓘ |
| soldTo | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stolenDuring | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stolenIn | 1792 ⓘ |
| successor | Hope Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
French Bee
this entity surface form:
French Blue (initially)