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Icon Archive › Business & Billionaires › Evalyn Walsh McLean

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Evalyn Walsh McLean

Fancy Blue Cushion Diamond 45.52ct — Colorado mining heiress who owned the famous blue Hope Diamond

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Evalyn Walsh McLean is associated, in the documented record, with a Fancy Blue Cushion Diamond of approximately 45.52 carats. Colorado mining heiress who owned the famous blue Hope Diamond (1911).

Within the Legacy Diamond Icon Archive this entry sits alongside the great diamond stories — a reference point for the cut, the colour and the moment it marked. The full Legacy Story for this icon is being written; the verified specifications, provenance and sources below are confirmed today.

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Common questions

What diamond or jewel is associated with Evalyn Walsh McLean?

Evalyn Walsh McLean is associated, in the documented record, with a Fancy Blue Cushion Diamond of approximately 45.52 carats. Colorado mining heiress who owned the famous blue Hope Diamond.

What cut and colour is Evalyn Walsh McLean's diamond?

It is a Cushion cut, Fancy Blue in colour.

What era and origin is it from?

It dates to 1911. Origin / association: United States.

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StoneDiamond

ShapeCushion

Carat (approx.)45.52 ct

ColorFancy Blue

Era1911

RegionUnited States

Documented. 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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