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Evalyn McLean ( née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$ 180,000 from Pierre Cartier ), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East.
26 de sept. de 2023 · And to think that Evalyn Walsh McLean, millionaire dilettante owner of the historic Hope Diamond from 1911 to 1947 playfully hung that glorious gemstone around the neck of her dog.
28 de feb. de 2021 · Evalyn Walsh McLean home at 3308 R Street, NW "Friendship" where she lived after leaving the McLean's Friendship estate. Library of Congress. Evalyn died in 1947 at the age of sixty from pneumonia at her Georgetown home. She insisted on wearing the Hope Diamond on her deathbed.
4 de may. de 2021 · When Evalyn owned the diamond, she would affix the jewel to her dog's collar and let him wander around the house with it. Today it’s in the Natural History Museum. There’s a curse famously associated with the stone.
Ned McClean and Evalyn Walsh with dog in 1912. Photo by Harris & Ewing from the collection of the Library of Congress (LC-DIG-hec-00952). Over time, Evalyn Walsh McLean and the Hope Diamond became nearly inseparable. Evalyn did not believe that the stone would bring her bad luck.
En 1908, a la edad de veintidós años, Evalyn se casó con Ned McLean, de diecinueve años, de la conocida familia del Washington Post. La joven pareja, tenía mucho más dinero que sentido común.
23 de sept. de 2009 · The most unlikely wearer of the Hope Diamond was a dog. Washington Socialite Evalyn Walsh Mclean actually put it on her dog's collar once for a party. She also would wear it herself to...
