Many years ago I inherited a very traditional triple rope of cultured pearls from my grandmother and later a single rope from my mother but to be honest they never really did much for me. Once I started making jewellery however, I discovered that there is a lot more to pearls and began a bit of a love affair with them, especially the Baroque and subtly coloured varieties which I've used in my designs every since.
Last week I discovered this video about the history of pearls on the Victoria and Albert Museum website. I thought it would make a nice change form one of my written posts and at about 8 minutes long it's perfect for a quick coffee break so get a brew, put your feet up and enjoy!
Last week I discovered this video about the history of pearls on the Victoria and Albert Museum website. I thought it would make a nice change form one of my written posts and at about 8 minutes long it's perfect for a quick coffee break so get a brew, put your feet up and enjoy!
Pearls from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.
Thanks for sharing this fabulous video, I'll share this great resource with my students
ReplyDeleteI have had a love affair with pearls for many years without knowing the history-excellent video-I want to know more...
ReplyDeleteThe video was very interesting. I learned so many things about pearls that I did not know. Thank you for sharing it!
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