MJ Kinman

Peggy's Skating Rink: A Quilt Pattern & Video Presentation Inspired by the Smithsonian's Portuguese Diamond

A freezer paper pattern and accompanying 35-minute video inspired by the largest faceted diamond in the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection, the Portuguese Diamond. The video presentation shares the story of the diamond's original owner, famed early-20th-century socialite Peggy Hopkins Joyce — a Ziegfeld Follies performer whose 127-carat octagonal emerald-cut diamond became known as "Peggy's Skating Rink," now the largest faceted diamond in the Smithsonian's collection.