Silver pearls "potato" shape 5x5mm on 16-inch strands
These have a slight warm iridescence that left me wondering if I should call them silver or champagne.
I find multi-strand necklaces a really good place to use irregular shaped pearls like these. Attention is drawn to what the pearls add in terms of overall color and texture, rather than individual bead shapes
In addition to their normal uses, bronze and silver pearls can be used instead of metals to add a distinctive gold, or silver, luster to jewelry designs
Most gems are stones, but a few like Pearl, Amber, Jet, and Coral, are classified as Organic gems, meaning they came from living things.
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 reduce the irritation.
The Chinese cultured in the 12thor 13thcentury, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured Pearls.
Pearls have been greatly valued in ancient China, India, and Greece. In Rome, only people of high rank were allowed to wear them. They remain among the most popular gems worldwide.
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