| Yet another very different style in my jewelery box.
This graduated pearl strand was given to my mom by her mom in 1959. It was purchased at Zell Bros. in Portland, OR. I had it restrung last year after getting it appraised and have only worn it for a few hours in an attempt to get the strand to relax. Sadly it's more of a collection piece than something I wear just because it's not my personal style.
It's 20" long with the original shortener (color not matched perfectly to the strand) - there are 95 3.45-7.25mm cultured pearls. They are very light cream with very light rose overtones and have a medium luster, are slightly off-round and very slightly blemished. |