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Caroline Schermerhorn Astor

Diamond — Gilded Age grande dame famed for a diamond stomacher and tiara

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Caroline Schermerhorn Astor is associated, in the documented record, with a reported Diamond. Gilded Age grande dame famed for a diamond stomacher and tiara (1890).

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What diamond or jewel is associated with Caroline Schermerhorn Astor?
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor is associated, in the documented record, with a Diamond. Gilded Age grande dame famed for a diamond stomacher and tiara.
What era and origin is it from?
It dates to 1890. Origin / association: Other.
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Reported. This is an editorial reference compiled from public sources — a record of notable jewels in history, not a statement of endorsement or of any association with Legacy. Source: primary reference. Last verified July 2026.

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Belle Époque (1890–1914)
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