A most interesting and attractive acquisition to the Museum's collections are two cases containing perfect full-sized models of the world's most famous diamonds. generously presented to the Museum by Mr-R. V. Dent in memory of his father. the late Mr. Vyvyan Dent, long a distinguished citizen of Shanghai. to whose fine collection of gems they belonged. One case contains an exact replica of the famous "Cullinan" diamond as it was before it was cut up into smaller stones, as well as the brilliant stones into which it was cut all of which are now amongst the crown jewels of Great Britain, The "Cullinan" diamond. in its original form. was the largest diamond ever unearthed. It weighed 3.025% carats, which is more than double that of the recently discovered "Junker" diamond that caused such sensation a few years ago when it was sold to an American and cut up into a number of exquisite gems in New York. The "Cullinan' diamond was presented by the owners of the mine in South Africa in which it was discovered to King Edward VII.
The other case presented by Mr. Dent contains a set of replicas of some 22 other large world-famous diamonds. such as the "Koh-I-Nur." presented to Queen Victoria by the Honourable East India Company in 1050; the "Regent" the "Stewart;" ihe "Jubilee" the "Great Mogul: the "Star of Africa;" the "English Dresden" and the "Star of the South." While most of these are the usual pure colourless type of stone, three are coloured. These are the "Dresden Green." which is of a fine emerald green colour, the "Hope Blue." which is rich blue like a sapphire, and "Tiffany." which is pale yellow like a topaz.
These brilliant models are being placed on exhibition in a specially protected case beside the case in which the Museum's collection of precious and semi-precious stones is housed.
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