The Thompson Diamonds

The Thompson Diamonds, a pendant and earrings, are set in platinum and were designed by Harry Winston, Inc. In 1956, Winston purchased a rough brown diamond weighing 264 carats from the Diamond Trading Co. of Antwerp. In the spring of 1957, the rough was cut in to three stones weighing 36.73ct, 20.46ct and 19.12ct.

The pendant features the 36.73ct pear-shaped fancy brown diamond and is surrounded by 33 pear-shaped colourless diamonds that total 9.03 carats. The two smaller stones, 39.58 carats total, were set in the

matching earrings accented with 72 pear-shaped colourless diamonds that total 10.75 carats.

The fancy coloured diamonds are a beautiful yellowish-brown colour, sometimes referred to as "cognac" colour. Mrs. Thompson purchased the pendant and earrings from Harry Winston, Inc. in 1957 during the time that they were being produced. The Thompson Diamonds were a bequest in 1990 and are on display in the Gem Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

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