A Manual of precious stones and antique gems / by Hodder M. Westropp.

  • Hodder Michael Westropp
Date:
1874
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A Manual of precious stones and antique gems / by Hodder M. Westropp. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    trayed the Great Mogul, his master, made a present of this stone to Shah Sehan, with whom he took refuge, it was in the rough, and weighed then 7873 carats. Another diamond, cele- brated for its size, is that of the Rajah of Mattam, in Borneo. It is ofa pear- shaped form, and weighs in the rough 367 carats. The Darya-i-Noor, or sea of light, the gem of the Persian collection, is a stone of 186 carats. Another fine diamond in the same collection is the Crown of the Moon, 146 carats. The following are the NSERC 0) names and weights of the most celebrated diamonds in Europe = The Russian or Orloff dia- mond, 1944 carats. It has the under side flat, and is rose-cut. it was bought by the Empress Catherine IJ. for 90,0007., and a pension of 4000/. It is said to have formed one of the eyes of an idol in a Brahmin tem- ple. It is now in the Russian Imperial sceptre. The Austrian diamond, 1394 carats. It is yellow, rather thick, and is covered with facets, like a rose diamond, being pointed both at top and bottom; it is valued at 40,000/.
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