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Marie Louise Diadem
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Gifts from Napoleon
The French Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) gave this diadem to his second wife, Empress Marie Louise in 1810 as a wedding present. It was made by French jewelers Nitot et Fils. Marie Louise, who was Austrian-born, bequethed the piece to the royal family of Austria.
More than 1,000 diamonds totaling about 700 carats surround the Persian turquoise in this silver diadem. Originally it was set with 79 emeralds, but they were replaced with turquoise before the diadem was donated to the Museum.
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Details
- Title: Marie Louise Diadem
- Location: Iran (Turquoise), Asia
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Weight: 700ct
- USNM Catalog Number(s): G5021
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Mineral Sciences
- Fassion: Turq-Cabochon, Diamonds-Rnd, Pear, Oval Old Mine
- Color: Light Green Blue, Colorless
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