Great Britain Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 33

Great Britain Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 33

Great Britain Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. A natural pearl begins its life as a foreign object, such as a parasite or piece of shell that accidentally lodges itself in an oyster's soft inner body where it cannot be expelled. To ease this irritant, the oyster's body takes...

Ghana Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 32

Ghana Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 32

Ghana Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. Brief History pearls Many thousands of years ago, long before written history, human beings probably discovered the first pearl while searching the seashore for food. Throughout history, the pearl, with its warm inner glow and shimmering...

French Southern Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 31

French Southern Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 31

French Southern Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. In this essay you'll learn about the history of pearls, how they form in oysters, and how cultured pearls are generally cultivated, harvested and processed for market. Cultured pearls ... their very name conjures images...

Georgian Pearls Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry 30

Georgian Pearls Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry 30

Georgian Pearls Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry  By Aamir Mannan Despite the historical importance of Maimoto’s pieces, pearls are traditionally white and axiomatically spherical in his production. However pearls can have many different colours, influenced by the type and flesh of the producing mollusc....

Gibraltar Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 29

Gibraltar Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 29

Gibraltar Pearl Ruby Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. During the European expansion into the New World, the discovery of pearls in Central American waters added to the wealth of Europe. Unfortunately, greed and lust for the sea-grown gems resulted in the depletion of virtually all the...

Germany Pearls Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry 28

Germany Pearls Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry 28

Germany Pearls Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan.  This emphasis on geography and history is best reflected in the wise choice of display cases. The exhibition begins with natural marvels in ancient cabinets of curiosities, and continues with 19th century safes that enshrine treasures...

Gambia Pearl Fashion Gold Diamond Jewelry 27

Gambia Pearl Fashion Gold Diamond Jewelry 27

Gambia Pearl Fashion Gold Diamond Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. As centuries go by and the show progresses, visitors encounter a variety of different designs. Renaissance drawings characterised by typical three pearls pendants give way to George III’s cobalt blue coat buttons, while the black-dyed pearls of...

Gabon Pearl Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry 26

Gabon Pearl Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry 26

Gabon Pearl Diamond Fashion Gold Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. If science reveals the dazzling colours hidden in the pearls’ apparent whiteness, only history can explain their unique value. A grainy video reveals early 20th century divers descending to the bottom of the sea with no breathing equipment...

French Southern Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 25

French Southern Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 25

French Southern Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. If science reveals the dazzling colours hidden in the pearls’ apparent whiteness, only history can explain their unique value. A grainy video reveals early 20th century divers descending to the bottom of the sea with no breathing...

French Polynesia Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 24

French Polynesia Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry 24

French Polynesia Pearl Diamond Wedding Bridal Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. The exhibition’s portrayal of the history of pearls begins – perhaps too Eurocentrically – with the tradition of the ‘cabinet of curiosities,’ the encyclopaedic microcosms constructed by early modern princes and scholars. Reflecting...

French Guiana Pearl Diamond Fashion Wedding Jewelry 23

French Guiana Pearl Diamond Fashion Wedding Jewelry 23

French Guiana Pearl Diamond Fashion White Gold Wedding Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. ‘Pearls’ at London’s V&A: A History of Luxury and Design On display from the 21st of September 2013 to the 19th of January 2014, Pearls is an exhibition at London’s Victoria Albert Museum that focuses on the history...

Faroe Islands Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Jewelry 22

Faroe Islands Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Jewelry 22

Faroe Islands Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. Pearls were undoubtedly first discovered and appreciated in the East or the Orient, but where exactly in the Orient were they first discovered or, were they discovered and came to be appreciated in more than one place independent of one...

Finland Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Gold Jewelry 21

Finland Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Gold Jewelry 21

Finland Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Gold Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. In fact, the oldest piece of pearl jewelry on record is from the Persian Gulf region; a  2,500-3,000 year-old pearl necklace, made up of a triple row of 216  fairly well preserved pearls either from the late Elamite civilization...

Fiji Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry 20

Fiji Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry 20

Fiji Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. The Persian Gulf/Red Sea region is believed to be the home of mankind's first civilization, the Sumerian civilization that arose on the banks of the rivers of Euphrates and Tigris in Mesopotamia, in the period 5,900 B.C - 2,350 B.C. popularly...

Falkland Islands Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Jewelry 19

Falkland Islands Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Jewelry 19

Falkland Islands Pearl Diamond Wedding Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. The Israelites were probably acquainted with pearls, but it is contentious whether the word pearl is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), referred to as the Old Testament by Christians. Some of the words mentioned in the Tanakh,...

Ethiopia Pearl Diamond Women Wedding Fashion Jewelry 18

Ethiopia Pearl Diamond Women Wedding Fashion Jewelry 18

Ethiopia Pearl Diamond Women Wedding Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. A Rabbinical story in which Patriarch Abraham attempts to hide Sarah in a chest, so that foreign eyes might not behold her beauty, at the time they entered Egypt, serves to highlight the value placed on pearls by ancient Hebrews at that...

Estonia Pearl Diamond Bridal Fashion Jewelry 17

Estonia Pearl Diamond Bridal Fashion Jewelry 17

Estonia Pearl Diamond Bridal Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. The Talmud, the sacred text of mainstream Judaism, make frequent references to pearls, as signifying something extraordinarily beautiful and very costly. Some examples of these references are :- "The coats which God had made for Adam...

Eritrea Pearl Diamond Fashion Wedding Jewelry 16

Eritrea Pearl Diamond Fashion Wedding Jewelry 16

Eritrea Pearl Diamond Fashion Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. The most ancient reference to pearls comes from ancient China. In one of the oldest of books published in China, known as Sho King (Chuang Tzu) dating from 2,350 B.C. (4,350 B.P.) mention is made of a pearl from the River Huai, the natural...

Equatorial Guinea Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry15

Equatorial Guinea Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry15

Equatorial Guinea Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. The oldest sacred books of the Hindus known as the "Vedas," written in Sanskrit, contain many references to pearls. The "Rigveda"  the oldest of the "Vedas" originating in northwestern India 1,700-1,100 B.C. (3,700-3,300 B.P.) uses...

El Salvador Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry.14

El Salvador Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry.14

El Salvador Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry. By Aamir Mannan. History of the Discovery and Appreciation of Pearls - the Organic Gem Perfected by Nature - Page 1 Pearls are Organic Gemstones Perfected by Nature and Possessing Unique Optical Properties that Cannot be Replicated by Human Intervention Pearls...

Egypt Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry 13

Egypt Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry 13

Egypt Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. We know that in ancient civilizations, long before recorded history, people adorned themselves with seashells and beads made from seashells. Therefore it is not surprising that the earliest use of mother of pearl in jewelry occurred in Egypt, about...