Pendeloque cut

{{short description|Type of cut used on gemstones}} [[File:Aquamarin cut.jpg|thumb|An aquamarine with a pendeloque cut]] [[File:Emerald diamond earrings.jpg|thumb|upright|A pair of diamond earrings with pendeloque cut emeralds in prong settings.]] A '''pendeloque cut''' or '''pear cut''', is a pear-shaped modification of the round brilliant cut used for diamonds and other gemstones.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kuiper |first=Kathleen |title=Pendeloque |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/pendeloque |website=www.britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> The pendeloque cut is sometimes erroneously called briolette cut, another drop-shaped cutting design.<ref>{{cite web|title=Briolette of India Diamond|url=http://www.internetstones.com/briolette-of-india-diamond-famous-jewelry.html|publisher=Internet Stones.COM|accessdate=7 January 2011|archive-date=31 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231200155/http://www.internetstones.com/briolette-of-india-diamond-famous-jewelry.html|url-status=live}}</ref> While the briolette is a symmetrical drop shape, the pendeloque cut is flatter and has two different sides: one with a large table facet and one with a point or ridge. The top of a briolette is attached to the piece of jewelry, usually by a hole drilled in the stone, and a pendeloque cut stone needs to be mounted in a prong setting.<ref name="Knot101">{{cite web |url=https://www.theknot.com/content/engagement-ring-settings-101 |title=Engagement Ring Settings 101 |last=Seto |first=Lori |work=theknot.com |publisher=XO Group |accessdate=January 11, 2025 }}</ref> The pendeloque is one of the drop cuts for gemstones.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kuiper |first=Kathleen |title=Drop cut |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/drop-cut#ref267038 |website=www.britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref>

The Smithsonian Institution has a {{convert|275|carat|g|adj=on}} diamond pendeloque and briolette necklace presented by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1811 to his Empress consort Marie Louise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Napoleon Diamond Necklace {{!}} Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History |url=https://naturalhistory.si.edu/explore/collections/geogallery/10002696 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=naturalhistory.si.edu |language=en}}</ref>

== See also == * Briolette * Cut (gems) * Pendeloque

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Category:Gemstone cutting