The genus ot shell-fish, Pentadinrz, furnishas the finest pearls as well as mo-ther-ot-pearl: it is found round the coasts of Ceylon, near Ormus, in the Persian Gulf, at Cape Comorin, and in some ...

Mother-of-pearl can be traced back to the Mesopotamians in 2500BC, and China’s Ming and Shang dynasties (the latter goes back to 1500BC). The Victorians, never ones to shy away from the ornate ...

A mother-of-pearl background gives it the right background to complement but not overwhelm. Buy now £148.00, Selfridges . Garrard Wings Rising 18-karat white gold, mother-of-pearl and diamond ...