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Hollow pearl, made by chinese by scaling off a layer from a large oval pearl, and filling it wih a composition of hard wax or shellac to strengthen it. A, convex side
Hollow pearl, made by chinese by scaling off a layer from a large oval pearl, and filling it wih a composition of hard wax or shellac to strengthen it. A, convex side<br>
CategoryShellfish
CaptionHollow pearl, made by chinese by scaling off a layer from a large oval pearl, and filling it wih a composition of hard wax or shellac to strengthen it. A, convex side
Image Date1898
SubjectPearls
Image Source AuthorKunz, George F.
Image Source TitleFresh-Water Pearls and Pearl Fisheries of the United States
Pub. Info.Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1898
Image Source SeriesBulletin of the United States Fish Commission, vol. 17, 1897
Page No./Plate No.Plate X-1
Digital collectionFreshwater and Marine Image Bank
RepositoryMost materials are located in the University of Washington Libraries. Images were scanned by staff of the UW Fisheries-Oceanography Library
CopyrightMaterials in the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank are in the public domain. No copyright permissions are needed. Acknowledgement of the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank as a source for borrowed images is requested.
Ordering InformationThe University of Washington Libraries does not provide reproductions of this image. This record contains a citation for this image. If you want to use the scanned image, acknowledgement of the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank as a source for borrowed images is requested.
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