La Peregrina pearl
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The La Peregrina pearl is one of the most famous pearls in the world. Its owners include the Spanish monarchs, the history of the pearl spans almost 500 years and recently belonged to actress Elizabet
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain wearing the pearl (c. 1606)
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain wearing the pearl (c. 1606)
Peter Paul Rubens, Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain wearing the pearl (c. 1625)
Pearl
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A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form,
La Peregrina pearl
…The La Peregrina pearl is one of the most famous pearls in the world. Its owners include the Spanish monarchs, the history of the pearl spans almost 500 years and recently belonged to actress Elizabeth Taylor…
Georgian seed pearl gold ring
A black pearl and a shell of the black-lipped pearl oyster. The iridescent colors originate from nacre layers.
Electron microscopy image of a fractured surface of nacre