Marshall Islands Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 84

Marshall Islands Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 84

Marshall Islands Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. By the time photographs of royals and their friends became a popular way to display wealth, the entire European population of lords and ladies was awash with pearls, not just the queen and her direct kin. Maybe it was...

Malta Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 83

Malta Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 83

Malta Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. By the time photographs of royals and their friends became a popular way to display wealth, the entire European population of lords and ladies was awash with pearls, not just the queen and her direct kin. Maybe it was just for...

Malian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 82

Malian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 82

Malian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. Pearl History - 17th through 19th Century Over time, European royalty wore pearls in every possible way, as jewelry, as crowns, and sewn on clothes. The largest pearls as brooches and as many long matched strands as possible...

Maldives Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 81

Maldives Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 81

Maldives Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. Pearl History of The New World New World pearls were a major source of money to Spain before gold. Baja California and other areas had excellent pearl fields. Later the major American rivers became a source for an abundance...

Malaysian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 80

Malaysian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 80

Malaysian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. Pearl History of Europe The Romans brought pearls back from everywhere they went, so naturally, they began bringing freshwater pearls home from European rivers. Although this search is not recorded river by river, it is...

Malawian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 79

Malawian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 79

Malawian Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. Pearl History of Judea The Old Testament did not value pearls particularly and barely mentions them- and that mention is an interpretation of some obscure words. As shellfish were proscribed by Judaism, the ancient Hebrews...

Madagascar Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 78

Madagascar Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 78

 Madagascar Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir Mannan. Pearl History of Rome The Romans apparently acquired their taste for pearls from the Greeks, and for some centuries probably rivaled or overtook India as the world's biggest pearl depository. There was such...

Macedonia Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 77

Macedonia Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 77

Macedonia Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Greek Egypt, as ruled by the Ptolemys and Cleopatra, was famous for conspicuous consumption of pearls, literally as well as figuratively. Conspicuous consumption has probably never reached the heights to which Cleopatra...

Macau Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 76

Macau Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 76

Macau Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of Greece The ancient Greeks and Persians were intimately involved in pearls from about 2,500 years ago. Persia was a major source of pearls for Greece. Homer describes Juno's pearl earrings: "In three bright...

Luxembourg Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 75

Luxembourg Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 75

Luxembourg Girl Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of the Philippines The Filipinos are described in Chinese logs as having sold them pearls from the Philippine island of Palowan, about 1,400 years ago. Palowan is still the best pearling island in the...

Lithuanian Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 74

Lithuanian Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 74

 Lithuanian Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of Ceylon Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka, enters into the historical pearl records quite early, about 2,550 years ago. A Ceylon King is recorded as having sent gifts of pearls to his father-in-law...

Liechtenstein Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 73

Liechtenstein Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 73

 Liechtenstein Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of Persia Pearls from the Gulf of Persia have been known for at least 2,700 years, not through the written word, but sculptures and coins. The gulf pearl beds were arguably the oldest, and largest,...

Libyan Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 72

Libyan Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 72

 Libyan Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of India India has a long and glorious history of appreciating pearls. About 3,000 years ago, pearls were mentioned in the Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas. Around 2,500 years ago, the Atharaveda mentions...

Liberia Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 71

Liberia Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 71

Liberia Women Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of China China claims the earliest mention of pearls in their historical texts, about 4,000 years ago. Mentioned specifically were freshwater pearls from the river Hwai and the province of King Hau; these...

Lesotho Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 70

Lesotho Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 70

Lesotho Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearl History of Egypt 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...

Lebanon Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 69

Lebanon Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 69

Lebanon Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Since ancient times, the pearl has been a symbol of unblemished perfection. It is the oldest known gem, and for centuries it was considered the most valuable. To the ancients, pearls were a symbol of the moon and had magical powers....

Latvia Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 68

Latvia Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 68

 Latvian Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Today, with the advent of the pearl cultivation, pearls are affordable and available to all. Cultured pearls share the same properties as natural pearls and are grown by live oysters. The only difference is a little bit of...

Lao Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 67

Lao Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 67

Lao Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Until the early 1900's, natural pearls were accessible to only rich and famous. In the late 1800s - early 1900s, the history of pearls reached a major turning point. It was during this time that Japanese researchers independently discovered...

Kyrgyzstan Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 66

Kyrgyzstan Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 66

Kyrgyzstan Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. In the 1800’s many freshwater pearls were found in US rivers. The most famous one was found in Patterson N.J. in 1857. It was discovered by Jacob Quackenback, a carpenter who sold it to a jeweler named Charles L. Tiffany for $1,500....

Kuwait Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 65

Kuwait Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 65

 Kuwait Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Native Americans valued the freshwater pearls they discovered and harvested from lakes and rivers. Hernando de Soto was presented with many gifts including freshwater pearls from a Native American princess. Native tribes used...

Kosovo 2014 Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 64

Kosovo 2014 Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 64

Kosovo Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. In the Americas, both the Incas and the Aztecs prized pearls for their beauty and magical powers. Spanish explorers of the New World found the natives in possession of rich pearl fisheries. For many years, the New World was best known...

South Korea Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 63

South Korea Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 63

Korea (South Korea) Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. Pearls were first discovered in America in the Pacific coast of Mexico and the coast of Lower California. “These pearls are noted for the great variety of colors they display. A large percentage are black, others are...

Korea (North Korea) Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 62

Korea (North Korea) Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 62

Korea (North Korea) Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. The returning Crusaders in the Twelfth and Thirteenth century had much to do with spreading the use of pearls as personal decorations. The cutting and faceting of gems that we are familiar with today did not yet exist,...

Kiribati Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 61

Kiribati Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry 61

Kiribati Fashion Pearl Diamond Gold Wedding Jewelry.  By Aamir mannan. During the Dark Ages, While fair maidens of nobility cherished delicate pearl necklaces, gallant knights often wore pearls onto the battlefield. They believed that the magic possessed by the lustrous gems would protect them from...