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J E W E L- C A B I N E T
J E W E L- C A B I N E T
MOTHER-OF-PEARL
MOTHER-OF-PEARL IS A PRECIOUS MATERIAL
PRODUCED BY SOME MOLLUSKS, MOSTLY OYSTERS,
AS AN INNER SHELL LAYER. IT HAS USUALLY AN
IRIDESCENT PEARL WHITE COLOUR. DEPENDING ON THE
ORIGIN ITS COLOUR MAY VARY FROM CLASSIC WHITE
SHADE TO GREY OR YELLOW SHADES.
THE MOST VALUABLE MOTHER-OF-PEARL COMES
FROM THE EAST INDIES, INDIAN OCEAN AND RED SEA.
MOTHER-OF-PEARL IS COMPOSED OF HEXAGONAL
PLATELETS OF ARAGONITE (CALCIUM CARBONATE
CRYSTALS) ARRANGED IN A CONTINUOUS
PARALLEL LAMINA.
MOTHER-OF-PEARL WAS USED FOR THE CREATION
OF INLAY DESIGNS ON FURNITURE, ESPECIALLY DURING
THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD.
VILLA SERBELLONI
