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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Pearl Types & Varieties
Know your pearls — natural and cultured, Akoya, Tahitian, South Sea and freshwater, baroque and conch, and the nacre and molluscs behind them.
10 entriesGrading & Value
What makes a pearl worth it — luster and iridescence, the qualities graders judge, the carat and Mohs scale, and how gemology weighs a gem.
8 entriesBuying & Sizing
Choosing and wearing pearls — necklaces and chokers, earrings, bracelets, pendants and rings, and the beads and lengths that make a piece.
9 entriesCare & Craft
How pearl jewelry is made and kept — beadwork and stringing, the goldsmith's and silversmith's art, filigree, cameo, enamel, and fine finishing.
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