size: 20 x 15mm weight: 2.82 grams material: platinum gemstones: natural diamonds 1.00ctw, SI clarity, I-J color chain not inlcuded Notes from the Curator This platinum cross pendant holds one carat of round brilliant diamonds—ten or eleven stones, each secured in a four-prong setting that permits light to strike the crown and pavilion facets from nearly every angle. Prong settings allow diamonds to catch light from multiple angles, and at this scale the technique maximizes the interplay of brilliance and fire. SI-clarity inclusions are noticeable under 10× magnification, yet most SI-grade stones remain eye-clean at normal viewing distances; the I–J color range sits at the edge of near-colorless, retaining brightness when set in platinum's naturally white frame. By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, diamond cross pendants had evolved into fashion accessories as much as religious symbols, and the Latin-cross silhouette—wider horizontal arms, elongated vertical stem—became the dominant form in Western fine jewelry, bridging sacred intent and secular elegance in a single motif.