The Muppets Take the Smithsonian

Smithsonian-Sep. 24, 2013

For the past 19 years, since being donated to the American History Museum in 1994, ... “and I draped some fabric for a dress and put some pearls around her neck. ... she was photographed wearing a necklace bearing the 45.52-carat stone by ...

Thought those beautiful pearls formed around a grain of sand? Think ...

Daily Mail-Sep. 18, 2013

Precious: An Akoya pearl necklace, previously owned by Marilyn Monroe, which ... The V&A exhibition explores the history of pearls, chronicling how the jewels ...

Pearls - nature's lightest touch

Telegraph.co.uk-Sep. 17, 2013

When a pearl necklace is placed around a woman's throat, light is reflected ... of how jewels were used throughout history, we look at the pearls used to make ...

'Downton Abbey,' season 3, episode 2: tiara time

Macleans.ca-Jan. 14, 2013

A late Victorian natural pearl and diamond tiara can be yours at Bentley & Skinner for $150,000. Still, it can be converted to a necklace, so that really cuts the ...