#Pearl shell

[gemville]

David Michael 'Rain or Shine' Earrings With Light Blue and Yellow Sapphires, Diamonds and Hand Carved Paspaley Pearl Shells

Photo Courtesy: David Michael

Source: theadventurine.com

[thinkingimages]

Half an oyster shell demonstrating pearl shell button manufacture, circa 1875-1885

This object is part of a collection which illustrates how pearl shell was made into pearl buttons in Sydney in the 1930s. The display was given to the Museum by The Pearlbutton Manufacturing Company of Foster Street, Sydney, in 1933.

Pearl divers in places such as Thursday Island, Broome and Port Darwin harvested the Golden Lip pearl shell, (Pinctada maxima), from which the buttons were made. The shell was shipped to the Sydney factory for production. After cutting the button shaped pieces from the shell, the 'blanks' were then split to an even thickness, an operation performed by hand and one requiring considerable judgement and skill.

Buttons made from pearl shell were valued because they were durable and retained their lustre unaffected by washing. After World War II, plastics replaced pearl shell as the preferred material for buttons.

The Torres Strait supplied over half the world demand for pearl shell in the 1890s. In addition to buttons, pearl shell was used for cutlery, hair combs, jewellery, decorative objects and inlay for furniture. The Powerhouse Museum collection includes a variety of objects made from pearl shell.

[oli-draw]

My girls are like pearls, and each has its own character 🦪

Who turned out better?

[tengosuenoselectricos]

Rebekah Rubalcava, 2022

[lordofmasks]

Pearl

[dozydawn]

mother of pearl & abalone tile

[letmeinimafairy]

And another one, because I'm obsessed, and because for some mysterious reason carving with shaking hands is way easier than drawing. Carved shell, moss and resin, sea glass and pearls for a necklace.

Available

[iloveabortions]

Filipino artist, Gregory Halili, carves intricate skulls into mother of pearl shells.

[ryry-0-0]

Gilded Tides ✨Opulent Atlantis

Insta : @ illusorybeauty

[stickerskingdom]

45 Ocean themed stickers

[thinkingimages]

PEARL SHELL FROM DIDACTIC DISPLAY

A section of pearl shell used in manufacturing buttons.

This object is part of a collection which illustrates how pearl shell was made into pearl buttons in Sydney in the 1930s. The display was given to the Museum by The Pearlbutton Manufacturing Company of Foster Street, Sydney, in 1933. Pearl divers in places such as Thursday Island, Broome and Port Darwin harvested the Golden Lip pearl shell, (Pinctada maxima), from which the buttons were made. The shell was shipped to the Sydney factory for production. After cutting the button shaped pieces from the shell, the 'blanks' were then split to an even thickness, an operation performed by hand and one requiring considerable judgement and skill. Buttons made from pearl shell were valued because they were durable and retained their lustre unaffected by washing. After World War II, plastics replaced pearl shell as the preferred material for buttons. The Torres Strait supplied over half the world demand for pearl shell in the 1890s. In addition to buttons, pearl shell was used for cutlery, hair combs, jewellery, decorative objects and inlay for furniture. The Powerhouse Museum collection includes a variety of objects made from pearl shell. Kathy Hackett, Photo Librarian

[anitalenia]

s u m m e r & o c e a n d i v i d e r s ⋆⭒˚｡⋆⊹₊ ⋆

credits to me. feel free to use and save. of course credit would be appreciated but it is not required. I’m just making these for fun <3 | requested by @justcallmesakira ( I hope these are to your liking, if not don’t hesitate to tell me. I know I said three days but I was up all night and decided to just do them. I gave you a lot of options if you couldn’t tell 😭 and I put some simple line dividers at the bottom, I really hope you like them 🫶🏻✨)

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Ewer and Tray.

Date: 4th quarter of the 16th century; 1st quarter of the 17th century (around 1585 - 1615)

Place of origin: Gujarat, India

Medium: Mother-of-pearl, shell.

[xinyuehui]

SUBMERGED ECLIPSE˚｡ °. ·˙‧̍̊ *

Listen carefully. This is the last time I'll teach you.

[aphroditestruth]

[letmeinimafairy]

And a new Piranesi necklace. Carved shell, resin, sea glass, ceramic beads and pearls. Going to try making something with fragmented shells next, and to carve an ammonite. Something about the statues