| Sterling silver mixed with knotted faux pearls and faux gems was almost a staple in the average woman's wardrobe. Cultured pearls were far too expensive. Freshwater pearls hadn't come in to their own. Knotting added that "real" look to the glass pearls. The glass pearls were only worn on special occasions, just like cultured pearls. If you wore them every day, people would know they were fake.
Thank goodness for freshwaters!
I love that bracelet, Sueki.
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Pretty Panda pic by nlerner on her U.S. excursion last year, San Diego Zoo.[/size][/size]
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