Beautiful dresses by Jenny Peckham
easy to wear and to collect,
a big fan of her models is our
beloved HRH The Duchess of Cambridge
Nice to buy one in London and to wear it worldwide.
An Exhibition not to be misses if you are in London Photo Kay Adams via Pinterest Pearl fishing in the Gulf
Natural oyster pearls were fished in the Gulf from as early as the first millennium BC until the decline of the trade by the mid 20th century. The procedure of harvesting oysters has remained unchanged over centuries. The diver’s equipment was basic, a loin cloth, nose clip of tortoiseshell or wood and a leather sheath to hold the oysters.
The diver descended with two ropes: one attached to a net for collecting the oysters (about twelve per dive), the second attached to a stone weighing five to seven kilograms to speed up descent, with a loop for the diver’s foot. When he was ready, the puller attentive to his signals would let the two ropes run free. Within seconds the diver would reach the bottom, sometimes as deep as 22 metres, and let go of the rope carrying the weight.
Little do the magnificent necklaces of natural Gulf pearls, arranged according to scale and lustre, reveal the effort it takes to assemble such masterpieces. 2000 oyster shells need to be opened before finding a single beautiful pearl.
Victoria and Albert MuseumThe world’s greatest museum of art and designOpening times
10.00 to 17.45 daily
10.00 to 22.00 Fridays 21 September 2013 – 19 January 2014
V&A and Qatar Museums Authority exhibition
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The making of the trays
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