The French Blue and the Hope: New Data from the Discovery of A Historical Lead Cast
2009; Gemological Institute of America; Volume: 45; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5741/gems.45.1.4
ISSN2376-4473
AutoresFrançois Farges, Scott D. Sucher, Herbert Horovitz, Jean-Marc Fourcault,
Tópico(s)Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
Resumoty that fell to Jean Pitau (1634-1676), the court jeweler (Bapst, 1889).In 1673, Pitau delivered a shieldshaped stone weighing around 69 ± 0.03 ct (Morel, 1988; again, see figure 1).Jean-Baptiste Colbert, King Louis's minister of finance, dubbed the stone the Diamant Bleu de la Couronne (Blue Diamond of the Crown).As with Tavernier Blue, French Blue is a modern anglicism; however, this name will be used in this article for ease of understanding.
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