Difference between revisions of "Blister pearl"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Small hemispherical [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pearl pearls] with one flat side.  Blister pearls occur when the pearl is formed between the mussel tissue and the hard outer [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oyster shell mollusk shells].  Sometimes blister pearl are sliced from a bump in the shell [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nacre nacre].
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Small hemispherical [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pearl pearls] with one flat side.  Blister pearls occur when the pearl is formed between the mussel tissue and the hard outer [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oyster%20shell mollusk shells].  Sometimes blister pearl are sliced from a bump in the shell [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nacre nacre].
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Jack Odgen, Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
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* Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Pearl." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service.  13 May 2004  .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Pearl." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.  13 May 2004  .
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 06:21, 24 July 2013

MFA Acc. #: 13.1698

Description

Small hemispherical pearls with one flat side. Blister pearls occur when the pearl is formed between the mussel tissue and the hard outer mollusk shells. Sometimes blister pearl are sliced from a bump in the shell nacre.

Authority

  • Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
  • Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Pearl." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 13 May 2004 .

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