Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace

Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace

Mineral: Freshwater Pearls (Cultured) and Silver Beads

Origin: Yiwu, Central Zhejiang Province, East China.

Color: White and Silver

Treatment: Cultured Freshwater Pearls

Material: Sterling Silver (925)

Size: 40.64cm (16")

Width: 3.5mm - 4mm

Clasp: Spring Clasp

Weight: 4g

10% of this purchase will be donated to The Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.

People have coveted natural pearls as symbols of wealth and status for thousands of years. A Chinese historian recorded the oldest written mention of natural pearls in 2206 BC. As the centuries progressed toward modern times, desire for natural pearls remained strong. Members of royal families as well as wealthy citizens in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere treasured natural pearls and passed them from generation to generation.

From those ancient times until the discovery of the New World in 1492, some of the outstanding sources of natural pearls were the Persian Gulf, the waters of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Chinese rivers and lakes, and the rivers of Europe.

The first steps toward pearl culturing occurred hundreds of years ago in China, and Japanese pioneers successfully produced whole cultured pearls around the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Pearls are treasures from the Earth’s ponds, lakes, seas, and oceans, and they’ve always embodied the mystery, power, and life-sustaining nature of water.

The spherical shape of some pearls led many cultures to associate this gem with the moon. In ancient China, pearls were believed to guarantee protection from fire and fire-breathing dragons. In Europe, they symbolized modesty, chastity, and purity.

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