Pearls: Perfected by Nature

Welcome to the Photography Exhibition Pearls: Perfected by Nature.

I am admirer of Pearls, a gem that enrich the body of the person that wear them and this Photography Exhibition is my tribute to these beautiful gems.

I have invited #SeriouslySexy friends to share photos wearing #Pearls , combining the beautiful images with passages of “The Book of The Pearl” written by George F. Kunz and Charles H. Stevenson , more than a century ago.

Ggalleries presents

#Pearls: Perfected by Nature

“..Perfected by Nature and requiring no art to enhance their beauty, pearls were naturally the earliest gems known to prehistoric man..”

Photos by Beantownhose

“..Pearls assume almost infinite variety of forms, due to largely to the shapes of the nuclei, and also to their position within the mollusk. The most usual – and fortunately, also the most valuable – is the spherical, resulting from a very minute or round body as a nucleus and the uniform addition of nacre on all sides..”

Photos by Mrs. Betty Backster

“..The distinctive characteristic, the great beauty of a true pearl, is its luster or orient, which is a subdued iridescence, rather than the glittering brilliance of the diamond; and unless the shelly growth be lustrous it does not rank as a gem pearl, no matter how perfect its form or beautiful its color..”

Photos by Olive_is_a

“..In the classic period of Sanskrit literature, about the first century of the Christian era, there were abundant references to pearls, generally called mukta (literally “the pure”)..”

Photos by Sweet Aphrodite

“..The imperial state crown of her Majesty Queen Victoria was made in the year 1878 by Messrs Rondell and Bridge, with jewels taken from old crowns, and others furnished by command of her Majesty. It consisted of diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, set in silver and gold..”

Photo by Debbie

“..The mystical Taoists, in their pursuit of immortality, made much of pearls as an important ingredient in formulae for perpetuating youth. According to an old Taoist authority, in preparing one of these elixirs, an extra long pearl which has been worn for many years is stepped in some infusion of malt, or a preparation of serpent’s gall, honeycomb, and pumice- stone..”

Photo by Delliah

“..As Kadir Munshi says, “pearls have no pedigree”, their beauty is not to be traced to their origin, but exist wholly in the excellence of the surroundings in which they develop..”

Photos by Miss Lia Lana

“..For two centuries following the discovery of America, extravagance in personal decoration was almost unlimited at the European courts, and the pearls exceeded in quantity that of all other gems…”