Pearls from Granny Stash

[leslie.saturday]

Hi everyone! I am new here and I am seeking help on finding out if these pearls are real. I have plans of creating a pair of earrings and pendant from the snagged pearl necklace but would want to know first if they are indeed pearls. These are from my dear grandmother who used to have a mix of genuine and faux jewelry.hoping got the pearls to be real so I can find a way to pass on to as many women in our family. Thank you!

 

[Izzie]

Hi Leslie, I'm also new here...these look like Chinese freshwater pearls...
Someone confirm so i know my studying is paying off...lol

 

[pattye]

Yes, good job, Izzie! What a good size to create memorial jewelry, Leslie! The pearls appear off round, indicating they are tissue nucleated, not bead nucleated.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

The first photo pearls appear to be imitation but I'd like to see them spread out to judge them better.
Second photo, can you take the photo again from a different angle? One of those pearls seems to have the kind of divot we see in real pearls. Photos 3 and 4, freshwaters.

 

[pattye]

OH! I thought these were all photos of the same necklace!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I think #3 and #4 are the same necklace.
#1 seems to have a jump ring. And of course #2 are loose pearls.

 

[pattye]

Maybe 1 & 2 are the same?

 

[leslie.saturday]

Thank you so very much for you insights ladies! I'm so sorry, yes photo 1 and 2 are the same broken necklace. then photos 3 and 4 are the same necklace, still intact there are other earrings and here are more photos. you are all lovely thank you!

*All photos marked with "D" is the same necklace you all agreed are freshwater ones. Thanks again, I can plan better now my wish is for everyone to have a piece of her as how our matriarch was

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Freshwaters, all.

 

[leslie.saturday]

Freshwaters, all.

Oh thank you so very much! Happy that even the "C" photos are real pearls as I wanted to start with that piece since the necklace is already broken.

 

[A Breaker]

What a great memorial!!!!

 

[leslie.saturday]

What a great memorial!!!!

indeed very fitting, she was the backbone of everyone