La Peregrina - Famous Pearl Jewels
The legend of La Peregrina, one of the world’s most famous natural pearls, suggests that it was found in the mid-16th century near the island of S...
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The legend of La Peregrina, one of the world’s most famous natural pearls, suggests that it was found in the mid-16th century near the island of S...
From time to time in The Journal, we explore the origins and stories around famous pearls and items of pearl jewellery. In this article, we continue...
It has long been known that the pearl has played a central role in jewellery, with some of the earliest recorded fragments of a pearl necklace being...
Winterson's Creative Director Alice Cicolini takes a retrospective glance at the celebrated Al Thani collection of jewellery. The exhibition, which...
The world of pearls can hold many surprises, but it is not everyday that you have an opportunity to view a historic treasure secured safely beneath...
With much excitement and anticipation, the Pearls exhibition at the V&A Museum opens later this month in London. PEARLS EXHIBITION AT THE V&...
One of the most influential and unsung pioneers of the modern day cultured pearl industry was an Englishman called William Saville-Kent. Many popula...
Earlier this year, French researchers discovered an ancient natural pearl at a coastal archaeological site in the Umm al-Quwain, one of the emirates...
Abalones are large sea snails with a secret. Brown and grey on the outside, and covered in seaweed, they hide a world of iridescent blue pearl colo...
Pearls can be formed by different types of molluscs other than saltwater oysters and freshwater mussels. One of the most celebrated and rarest types...