Jeweler Harry Winston donated the famous Hope Diamond—the largest-known deep blue diamond in the world—to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958. It arrived in a plain brown package by registered mail, ...

Where it was found: It was long believed that the diamond was extracted from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India. However, new evidence has revealed that it, along with other Golconda diamonds, may have ...

From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the Winston family and the Smithsonian transformed the museum’s world-renowned gem collection Emma ...

Legend has it that the infamous Hope diamond brings misfortune to whoever owns it. Well, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History added the magnificent sky-blue gemstone to its collection 53 ...

WASHINGTON -- Diamonds in America are associated with the heat of romance, but the famed and feared Hope Diamond feels cool, almost chilly as it draws warmth away from the palm of the hand. Museum ...

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Prologue -- Gift of the nation -- Legend delivered -- The East -- Tavernier's quest -- Golconda's wealth -- Cosmic gem -- The West -- The French blue -- Insignia of the golden fleece -- Stolen crown ...

Tense looking security guards took their positions. In rolled a cart, a white cloth covering its contents. Smithsonian Institution officials lifted the cloth. "The Hope Diamond naked," proclaimed ...

The Hope Diamond is sparkling more than ever before. The deep-blue-colored jewel shed its old setting Wednesday and was put on display -- naked -- for the first time ever at the Smithsonian National ...

The Winston Red Diamond will be unveiled April 1, along with the Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection. The diamonds have been donated by Ronald Winston, son of well-known jeweler and gem collector ...