Maharaja of Indore Necklace

The Maharaja of Indore Necklace on display at the Smithsonian Institution

The Maharaja of Indore Necklace is a diamond and emerald-studded necklace. As of 2008, it is on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., United States. It was originally named the Spanish Inquisition Necklace by the American jeweller Harry Winston, though it had no known connection with the historical Spanish Inquisition.[1] The name was changed in 2021 by the Smithsonian Institution[2] to reflect its actual provenance, having been first owned by Tukoji Rao III, Maharaja of Indore in the early 20th century.

  1. ^ "Spanish Inquisition Necklace". Internet Stones.COM.
  2. ^ Smithsonian Institution (2021), "Maharaja of Indore Necklace" (NMNH G5113). Retrieved from https://naturalhistory.si.edu/object/nmnhmineralsciences_1002185 on December 22, 2022