[National Pearl]

Caitlin,

That was wonderful article you resurrected from PBS. So much good information and reflection on the history of pearl culturing. I was particularly impressed to learn something I did not know about the ancient roots of culturing processes...

"NARRATOR: As early as the 5th century, the Chinese produced pearls by inserting small objects, including images of Buddha, between the shell of a freshwater mussel and its nacre-producing mantle."

Thanks again for the article!