Object Details Description Gilded metal bouquet holder with mother of pearl handle. The funnel-shaped vase is comprised of pierced Rococo Revival motifs. Around the lip, small peach-colored beads are ...

Bethlehem is the centre of an industry in mother-of-pearl which supplies beads, rosaries, inlaid work, carvings, and miscellaneous ornaments or souvenirs to all parts of the world. This industry ...

For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Thousands of beads covered the child’s chest and neck, and a perforated stone pendant and mother-of-pearl ring were also found.

This 9,000-year-old necklace is remarkable. Who wore it is even more surprising. Discovered in a Neolithic burial in Jordan, the elaborate piece of jewelry reflected the importance of its young owner.

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

This impressive necklace, reassembled from beads, a pendant and a mother-of-pearl ring, was found in a child’s grave at an ancient Middle Eastern farming village. Black foam tubes replace poorly ...

A necklace by Yona Kohen. Ms. Kohen’s jewelry exemplifies a renewed enthusiasm for beadwork in contemporary jewelry design. Rena Effendi for The New York Times ...

The beautiful tints of the mother-of-pearl depend upon its structure; the surface being covered with a multitude of minute grooves, which decompose the reflected light.

Mother of Pearl is a gem in more ways than one. Chef Walker Geoffray and his wife and partner Katie Morris are behind the restaurant, a passion project that grew out of their catering business ...