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29 juin 2024 · After a couple more owners, the famous jeweler Pierre Cartier purchased it and then resold it to the American socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean and her husband in 1911. Upon her death in 1947, the trustees of her property sold off her jewelry collection to cover debt.
27 juin 2024 · Socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean was his wife. Around 1911, the couple famously paid somewhere between $180,000 to $300,000 for the infamous Hope Diamond. (In today’s money, that would be anywhere from roughly $5.5 million to $9.1 million.)
25 juin 2024 · Evalyn Walsh McLean, a wealthy heiress, bought the diamond in 1912, experiencing a series of tragedies in her family before selling the diamond in 1949. Donated to the Smithsonian in 1958, the diamond traveled through the mail, bringing misfortune to the mailman involved.
Il y a 1 jour · It was built by Irish-born Thomas F. Walsh, one of the beneficiaries of the Gold Rush. The house was gifted to his daughter Evalyn who was married to Edward B. McLean, founder of the Washington Post. But that is not the only claim to fame of Evalyn.
1 juil. 2024 · Harry Winston was often referred to as the King of Diamonds thanks to his knack for acquiring some of the rarest stones ever discovered, from the 726-carat Jonker to Evalyn Walsh McLean’s 94.8-carat Star of the East.
24 juin 2024 · This documentary history collects a range of primary sources to illuminate this critical period in U.S. history"-- Provided by publisher. Father Struck it Rich by Evalyn Walsh McLean with Boyden Sparkes. Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust. Publication Date: 1936. Search for More. Find More items in Trible Library.
17 juin 2024 · The couple seemed happy, but less than six years later Evie McLean Reynolds was discovered dead by her mother. The 24-year-old heiress was dead from what was reported to be an “accidental” overdose of sleeping pills, leaving Bob Reynolds to raise their young daughter.
