# Pendeloque cut

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{{short description|Type of cut used on gemstones}}
[[File:Aquamarin cut.jpg|thumb|An [aquamarine](/source/Aquamarine_(gem)) with a pendeloque cut]]
[[File:Emerald diamond earrings.jpg|thumb|upright|A pair of diamond earrings with pendeloque cut [emerald](/source/emerald)s in prong settings.]]
A '''pendeloque cut''' or '''pear cut''', is a pear-shaped modification of the round [brilliant cut](/source/Brilliant_(diamond_cut)) used for [diamond](/source/diamond)s 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](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica) |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> The pendeloque cut is sometimes erroneously called [briolette](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/XO_Group) |accessdate=January 11, 2025 }}</ref> The pendeloque is one of the [drop](/source/Drop_(liquid)) 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](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica) |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref>

The [Smithsonian Institution](/source/Smithsonian_Institution) has a {{convert|275|carat|g|adj=on}} diamond pendeloque and briolette [necklace](/source/Napoleon_Diamond_Necklace) presented by [Napoleon Bonaparte](/source/Napoleon) in 1811 to his Empress consort [Marie Louise](/source/Marie_Louise%2C_Duchess_of_Parma).<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](/source/Briolette)
* [Cut (gems)](/source/Cut_(gems))
* [Pendeloque](/source/Pendeloque)

== References ==
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Category:Gemstone cutting

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