Royal Butterfly Brooch (NMNH G10656) | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Cindy Chao Butterfly Brooch Front. Cindy Chao Black Label Masterpiece Royal Butterfly Brooch created in 2009 and was donated to the museum by Cindy Chao the artist in 2012. Composed of 2,328 gems, totals 77 carats. The brooch is set with fancy-colored and color-changing sapphires and diamonds, rubies and tsavorite garnets. The centerpieces of the butterfly's wings are four large-faceted diamond slices stacked atop a pave layer of faceted diamonds, creating a pattern resembling the microstructure and scale of a living butterfly's wings. Collection Number G10656

Cindy Chao Butterfly Brooch Back, under UV Light. Cindy Chao Black Label Masterpiece Royal Butterfly Brooch created in 2009 and was donated to the museum by Cindy Chao the artist in 2012. Composed of 2,328 gems, totals 77 carats. The brooch is set with fancy-colored and color-changing sapphires and diamonds, rubies and tsavorite garnets. The centerpieces of the butterfly's wings are four large-faceted diamond slices stacked atop a pave layer of faceted diamonds, creating a pattern resembling the microstructure and scale of a living butterfly's wings. Collection Number G10656

Cindy Chao Butterfly Brooch Front, under UV Light. Cindy Chao Black Label Masterpiece Royal Butterfly Brooch created in 2009 and was donated to the museum by Cindy Chao the artist in 2012. Composed of 2,328 gems, totals 77 carats. The brooch is set with fancy-colored and color-changing sapphires and diamonds, rubies and tsavorite garnets. The centerpieces of the butterfly's wings are four large-faceted diamond slices stacked atop a pave layer of faceted diamonds, creating a pattern resembling the microstructure and scale of a living butterfly's wings. Collection Number G10656

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Royal Butterfly Brooch. Diamond in a pin. Lot described as "butterfly pin with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, tsavorites." [AUTO]

Cindy Chao Butterfly Brooch Back. Cindy Chao Black Label Masterpiece Royal Butterfly Brooch created in 2009 and was donated to the museum by Cindy Chao the artist in 2012. Composed of 2,328 gems, totals 77 carats. The brooch is set with fancy-colored and color-changing sapphires and diamonds, rubies and tsavorite garnets. The centerpieces of the butterfly's wings are four large-faceted diamond slices stacked atop a pave layer of faceted diamonds, creating a pattern resembling the microstructure and scale of a living butterfly's wings. Collection Number G10656

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Taxon:: Diamond - Primary

Record Last Modified:: 17 Sep 2024
Site Number:: Unknown
Specimen Count:: 1

Other Numbers:: IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB002OOX
USNM Number:: NMNH G10656-00

Jewelery Type:: Pin

See more items in:: Mineral Sciences; Gems; NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

Record ID:: nmnhmineralsciences_10209936

GUID (Link to Original Record):: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3428a4dfc-bb23-4754-861a-443005a7e679