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‘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 and design of pearls. Costanza Beltrami investigates this exhibition, revealing the fascinating story these sea-born treasures hold.

Installation image of 'Pearls'

Installation image of 'Pearls' | © Victoria and Albert Museum

The V&A’s fall exhibition is titled simply Pearls: no more is needed to evoke the most elegant of jewels. From the neck of our grandmothers to Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany, pearls are truly timeless. Handed down from a generation to the next, they defy change with their candid sheen. Yet, for all its dreamy atmosphere, the V&A’s exhibition reveals that the most coveted of jewels has a long and adventurous history.