After harvest, pearls are always processed in one way or another. Akoya and freshwater pearls are routinely bleached, and all pearls are cleaned and polished before sale. However, there are treatments that should be noted with cultured pearls that change the aesthetic qualities of the gem.
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Cyndi Lavin’s pearl dangle pendant creation, using Rings & Things stock…
BOSTON — A dazzling exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will make you wish your wealthy great-grandmother had been a jewelry collector.
Featuring more than 100 one-of-a-kind creations to covet, “Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry” is a window into a short yet tumultuous age of change when artists - and the customers who bought their work - adopted a new style in their quest to forge a new aesthetic.
