Shell in the shape of two joined half pearls
Date1950-1990
Object number00042939
NameShell
Mediumpearl shell
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 26 x 14 mm, 2.99 g
ClassificationsAnimals and animal products
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
HistoryA cardboard box (00042910) containing assorted packages of pearls and nuclei with notes as to origin -DG's 'little museum' - curio box - including natural pearls, some natural blisters (hollow), a natural pearl formed from the back of the shell. Information given by Nick George.