Pearls, Champagne, Button Shape, 3x4mm on 16-inch Strands
SKU: GMA-337
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Description
- Campagne pearls button shape 3x4mm on 16-inch strands
- Button shape usually refers to an oblate or almost round shape that is flat on one side. These are nicer than most "buttons" and look almost like true oblates (slightly squashed rounds) all very symmetrical and evenly shaped
- Pearls are formed inside bivalves (similar to oysters), which coat any foreign substance that gets inside their shell with a smooth layer of pearly nacre to eliminate the irritation and this coating of grows over time increasing the pearl's luster. The color is influenced by minerals in the water.
- The Chinese cultured some pearls in the 12th or 13th century, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured Pearls.