Mother Pearl
What is the difference between mother of pearl and shell?
Hi, I'm just curious, I just want to know the differnce between mother of pearl and shell? I have a cross pendant made of shell and a huge round pendant that is made of mother of pearl as the person that sold them to me told me (different sellers) but they look so similar? So what is the difference if any? Thank You.
Mother of pearl is part of the shell, not the shell.
Mother of pearl is the inner lining of the shell. It is also called the "pearly layer". It is secreted by epithelial cells that line the mantle of the mollusk. These are the same cells that coat parasitic intruders forming a pearl (not a grain of sand - that is an urban legend).
Roxy Music - "Mother of Pearl"
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Don Lozier Exhibition Grade Mother of Pearl Dagger 1 1 |  |
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US $2,500.00 | 15d 9h 13m |
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C 1825 SK Eaglehead Officers Sword w Mother of Pearl GripsBrass Scabbard | |
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US $2,395.00 | 24d 13h 28m |
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Painted Pony Red Rose Mother of Pearl Buck 110 112 | |
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US $1,599.99 | 9d 17h 39m |
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Harvey McBurnette Custom Knife Pink Mother of Pearl Engraved Lockback | |
0 Bid | US $1,500.00 | 13h 50m |
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CUSTOM KNIFE DONALD VOGTS MOTHER OF PEARL TAIL LOCK | |
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US $1,350.00 | 14d 12h 9m |
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Frank Centofante Damascus Knife—Mother Of Pearl One Of A Kind Mint Condition | |
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US $1,275.00 | 2d 14h 1m |
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CUSTOM KNIFE ANDY SHINOSKY MOTHER OF PEARL LOCKBACK | |
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US $1,000.00 | 14d 12h 9m |
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Karud Central Asia Jade hilt Bukhara Mother of Pearl old Knife dagger sword | |
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US $995.00 | 20h 36m |
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CUSTOM KNIFE JEFF CHAFFEE MOTHER OF PEARL LINERLOCK | |
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US $850.00 | 14d 12h 8m |
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JUDY GOTTAGE ENGRAVED W MOTHER OF PEARL CUSTOM FOLDING KNIFE | |
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US $800.00 | 22d 6h 41m |
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Painted Pony Buck Knife Coral and Mother of Pearl Inlay with Engraved Brass | |
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US $799.99 | 6d 3h 15m |
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Michael Prater Mother of Pearl The Rose Schrade LB7 | |
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US $799.99 | 17d 15h 58m |
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Painted Pony Mother of Pearl Buck 110 | |
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US $795.00 | 21d 18h 4m |
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Painted Pony Mother of Pearl Elephant toe 1 of 1 | |
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US $699.99 | 3d 13h 9m |
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VINTAGE 1970s MUTT LIPSHUTZ KNIVES MOTHER OF PEARL STOCKMAN KNIFE case RARE | |
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US $679.00 | 25d 16h 48m |
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Michael Prater Mother of Pearl The Rose Buck 112 | |
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US $596.99 | 12d 16h 28m |
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PAINTED PONY MOTHER OF PEARL BUCK 110 EAGLE ETCH KNIFE | |
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US $549.00 | 28d 20h 30m |
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Yellowhorse Iwo Jima Mother of Pearl Buck 532 1 of 5 | |
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US $500.00 | 18h 39m |
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Very Rare 80s Buck Custom Mother Of Pearl Knife W Original Sheath | |
0 Bid | US $500.00 | 8d 9h 28m |
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CUSTOM KNIFE BUD WESTON MOTHER OF PEARL LOCKBACK | |
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US $500.00 | 14d 12h 8m |
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BUCK 110 Painted Pony Mother Of Pearl 1 50 Knives 1 | |
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US $499.95 | 11d 3h 42m |
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RARE Vintage Fightn Rooster Doctors Knife Set of 2 Stag Mother of Pearl | |
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US $499.00 | 19d 11h 41m |
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