print email comment close Pearls URL: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pearls/ Description: This exhibition covers the many types of freshwater and marine pearls, how pearls are obtained, and the history of pearls in society from ancient times to modern day. Features images of famous pearls. Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cultured pearls Mother-of-pearl Pearls LII Database Information: Record 15309 created by Carole Leita on 01/11/2002 Last modification on 01/22/2004 Published: 01/11/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15309