The Shepard
Diamond
The 18.30-carat Shepard Diamond is from South Africa, it was acquired by the
Smithsonian Museum by exchange for a collection of small diamonds that had been
seized as smuggled goods by the United States Customs Service and is named for
the Smithsonian employee who helped facilitate the transaction.
The Shepard
Diamond amoung other diamonds in the Smithsonian's collection. The round yellow
diamond in the back weighs about 12 carats. The blue heart-shaped stone is the
Blue Heart
Diamond, weighing 30.82 carats. The round brilliant white diamond is the
Pearson Diamond, weighing 16.72 carats. The pink pear shape, named the De Young
Pink, weighs 2.86 carats, and the two uncut green diamonds weigh 2.05 and 0.97
carats.
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