Natural Mother-of-Pearl Earrings

Natural mother-of-pearl, in its simplest form, is the inner shell of the mollusk — cut, polished, and set into jewelry without additional treatment, coating, or enhancement. Its iridescence is the natural result of the shell's microscopic structure, not the product of human intervention. To wear natural mother-of-pearl is to wear the mollusk's own architecture — the material it built for itself, adapted by human hands into adornment. These earrings feature natural mother-of-pearl elements in clean sterling silver settings on hand-formed ear wires.

The mother-of-pearl elements are genuine — their iridescent surfaces shift between pink, green, and pale blue as the light changes, the colors of the aurora produced by the diffraction of light through the shell's microscopically thin layers. The sterling silver settings are minimal, designed to frame the mother-of-pearl and hold it securely without hiding its surface. The ear wires are hand-formed for comfort and security.

• Genuine natural mother-of-pearl — untreated, uncoated, naturally iridescent
• Clean sterling silver settings and hand-formed ear wires
• Lightweight and comfortable
• Nickel-free and hypoallergenic

Mother-of-pearl is the material that gives birth to pearls — the luminous lining of the shell that, when an irritant finds its way inside, begins the slow process of coating that irritant in layers of nacre. To wear mother-of-pearl is to wear the mother rather than the child — the source of the luminous beauty rather than its product. Style these earrings with white, cream, and the colors of the sea. A piece for the woman who values natural beauty — the kind the Earth produces without human assistance, the kind that has been treasured for as long as there have been humans living near the sea.