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Pacific Fisherman Vol 4, No 07
1. Pacific Fisherman Vol 4, No 07
Encysted Pearls and Pearls with Marked Interiors 1-Pearly lump from shell of unio. 2-5,7-9.13-Encysted
2. Encysted Pearls and Pearls with Marked Interiors
1-Pearly lump from shell of unio. 2-5,7-9.13-Encysted or ingrown pearls..... 6- Small crayfish completely encysted.... Nos.10-12,14-16,18-21,23-29- Pearls formed over some foreign matter deffering in color from the nacre.... No.17-Hollow bead-like pearl, from which the nucleus has entirely disappeared--perhaps some insect or bit of vegetable matter that has decayed, or piece of clay that has disintegrated and washed out. It can now be blown through like a whilstle... No.22-Double or notched pearl, the result of the joining and intergrowth of two pearls
Court dress, 1820
3. Court dress, 1820
Pacific Fisherman Vol 9, No 10
4. Pacific Fisherman Vol 9, No 10
Large Baroque Pearls : irregular nacreous growths, with more or less beauty of luster and color. (Rear) Nos.1,7,8,11,
5. Large Baroque Pearls : irregular nacreous growths, with more or less beauty of luster and color. (Rear)
Nos.1,7,8,11, Showing a twisted structure; NO.12, with a row of protuberances; Nos.2,3,4,6,10, More regular; NO.9, immsnse mass of hinge-matter, salmon-pink in color
Large Baroque Pearls : irregular nacreous growths, with more or less beauty of luster and color. (Front) Nos.1,7,8,11,
6. Large Baroque Pearls : irregular nacreous growths, with more or less beauty of luster and color. (Front)
Nos.1,7,8,11, Showing a twisted structure; NO.12, with a row of protuberances; Nos.2,3,4,6,10, More regular; NO.9, immsnse mass of hinge-matter, salmon-pink in color
Split shell disclosing embedded pearls
7. Split shell disclosing embedded pearls
Sterling Silver Teapot. Gift, encrusted with baroque pearls from the rivers of Tennessee. Made by Tiffany
8. Sterling Silver Teapot. Gift, encrusted with baroque pearls from the rivers of Tennessee. Made by Tiffany & Co. Paris Exposition, 1889
Kirks' Camera: Opening Credits, 1976
9. Kirks' Camera: Opening Credits, 1976
Tyee 1908 Yearbook
10. Tyee 1908 Yearbook
French film star Sacha Guitry in "The Pearls of the Crown."
11. French film star Sacha Guitry in "The Pearls of the Crown."
Pacific Fisherman Vol 9, No 03
12. Pacific Fisherman Vol 9, No 03
Pacific Fisherman Vol 9, No 07
13. Pacific Fisherman Vol 9, No 07
Entrance to Japanese Village, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
14. Entrance to Japanese Village, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Abalone shells and pearls. Black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)-1; Red abalone (H. rufescens-2; Green
15. Abalone shells and pearls. Black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)-1; Red abalone (H. rufescens-2; Green abalone (H. fulgens)-3; Common boring mollusc (Pholadidea parva) which causes the formation of blister pearls-4; Another mollusc (Adula stylina) which bores into the heavy rim of the abalone shell-5; Exterior of the abalone shell showing the aperture of the bore of the parasitic mollusc-6; Abalone pearl-7
Salmon-Colored Pearl, weighing 14 1/2 pearl grains, lying loose where it was formed in a shell, from
16. Salmon-Colored Pearl, weighing 14 1/2 pearl grains, lying loose where it was formed in a shell, from Linn Junction, Iowa. The pearl is nearly hemispherical, or 'button-shaped,' somewhat one sided, but perfect above. It occupied a depression at the posterior end of the right valve, and had caused a marked outgrowth or protuberance of the other valve.
A-Interior view of the right valve, with the pearl in place
Hollow pearl, made by chinese by scaling off a layer from a large oval pearl, and filling it wih a composition
17. 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. B, concave side, showing portion of the filling adhering along the line of the transverse crack, which revealed the deception
Salmon-Colored Pearl, weighing 14 1/2 pearl grains, lying loose where it was formed in a shell, from
18. Salmon-Colored Pearl, weighing 14 1/2 pearl grains, lying loose where it was formed in a shell, from Linn Junction, Iowa. The pearl is nearly hemispherical, or 'button-shaped,' somewhat one sided, but perfect above. It occupied a depression at the posterior end of the right valve, and had caused a marked outgrowth or protuberance of the other valve.
B-Valve with the pearl removed, showing the depression where it had lain. C- The pearl itself taken out. D-Exterior view of the left valve, showing the protuberance corresponding to the pearl
Culture Pearls
19. Culture Pearls
Great Southern Cross Pearl
20. Great Southern Cross Pearl
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