Mother of Pearl

This design is made with large circular Mother of Pearl discs hanging from a leather cord with all sterling silver findings. (Can be made with brown or black leather cord)


Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre (Nay-ker), is found on the inner surface of many mollusk shells like the nautilus pictured to the left. It is deposited to smooth the inside of the shell and protect it from parasitic organisms. Mother of Pearl is the same substance that is deposited around an object to form a pearl.