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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.
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- Evalyn Walsh, August 1, 1886, Leadville, Colorado, U.S.
- Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
American socialite and owner of the Hope diamond . Born on August 1, 1886, in Denver, Colorado; diedon April 26, 1947, in Washington, D.C.; daughter of Thomas F. Walsh (a carpenter and gold miner) and Carrie Bell (Reed) Walsh; married Edward Beale McLean, on July 22, 1908 (separated 1928); children: Vinson McLean (died young); John R. McLean;
28 de feb. de 2021 · In 1908, Evalyn Walsh married Edward “Ned” Beale McLean. Through his father, Ned was heir to both the Washington Post that John McLean had acquired from Beriah Wilkins in 1905 and the Cincinnati Enquirer publishing fortune.
Evalyn Walsh McLean wearing the Hope Diamond as a pendant on a diamond necklace. Photo by Harris & Ewing from the collection of the Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-71454). Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886-1947) came from humble roots. Her father, Thomas F. Walsh, was a gold miner in Colorado who had moved to America from Ireland in 1869.
26 de sept. de 2023 · Beth Py-Lieberman. Senior Editor. September 26, 2023. The Hope Diamond was cut from Louis XIV’s “French Blue." Chip Clark/National Museum of Natural History. Evalyn Walsh McLean knew how to...
- Beth Py-Lieberman
4 de may. de 2021 · Evalyn Walsh McLean, Big Diamonds, Green Hats. The Walsh Mansion . On Historic America’s Millionaires, Mansions and Moonshinetour one of our favorite stops-along-the-way is all about big money, big corruption and bootlegged liquor. Evalyn Walsh grew up in the stately Walsh mansion (today the Indonesian Embassy) located just off DuPont Circle.
1912: Pierre Cartier sold the Hope Diamond to Ned and Evalyn Walsh McLean for $180,000. Before he made the sale, he commissioned a contemporary setting to make it more appealing to the McLeans. 1947: Evalyn Walsh McLean passed away at the age of 60.
