100 Years Ago

摘要

The accompanying photograph shows a pearl... alleged to have been found in Nautilus pompilus, from the Sulu archipelago.rnThe pearl... weighs 18 carats (72 grains), and is composed of the porcellanous (not the nacreous) constituent of the shell. It is somewhat translucent, white, with a slight creamy tinge, rather suggesting fine Beleek china.