{"product_id":"ready-to-ship-the-medium-ii-petite-mother-of-pearl-necklace","title":"* Ready to Ship * The Medium II. Petite Mother of Pearl Necklace.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis necklace is Ready to Ship and will leave the studio in 1 - 5 business days. The chain is 18 inches in length. If you would like a different chain length you must email us with your desired length immediately after placing your order. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you purchase this item with any other jewel, please be aware that our jewelry is handmade to order and takes approximately 6-8 weeks to create before shipping, meaning your Ready to Ship jewel will ship with the rest of your order. This cuts down on multiple shipping costs for you, and unnecessary waste for the environment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by one of the first collections I released, my Lily Dale series, this third iteration of 'The Medium' features a petite disembodied, elegant hand emerging from a ruffled sleeve and holding a milky mother of pearl tear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lily Dale is the largest community of spiritualist mediums, located in Upstate NY on the edge of Lake Cassadaga. I first visited there in the summer of 2010 as a seeker, a trip that would cement my interest in Victorian Spiritualism, and how it has thrived in the shadows of modern society. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSéances were popularized during the Victorian era, however spirit communication has existed for many hundreds of years prior, perhaps since the first humans. One method of spirit communication ( \u0026amp; perhaps the most visibly recognizable ) consisted of a group of people who encircled a table with a Medium present, in candle lit darkness, to communicate with the spirit world. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOur need to be close to our beloved dead has never waned, with the role of the Medium always needing to be filled.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details* :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 42 mm from top to bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 11 mm wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Solid sterling silver: oxidized to achieve a stormy gray. Hand polished to reveal the luminous silver tones beneath. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Seen on Miguel on a 20 inch chain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e- Set with one 6 x 8 mm pear Mother of Pearl cabochon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePearls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave an ancient history of reverence as well as a long legacy of beauty. Pearls are formed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen an external irritant, like a grain of sand, breaches the shell of an oyster or shelled mollusk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce this irritant has gained entrance within the dark fleshy confines of the oyster, it goes to work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprotecting itself. If this irritant can’t be expelled, it begins to ‘bandage’ the grain, coating it with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econcentric rings of calcium carbonate, named ‘narce.’ Each layer that is built up forms the shape of t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe pearl, awash in a brilliant iridescence, a beauty born of a tiny trespass. Thusly, a pearl has at its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecenter, the object of its creation, a foreign intruder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI associate the pearl and its strange construction to so many things: the jellied caterpillar struggling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithin a chrysalis, its liquefied body form a new winged shape. An embedded star smoldering within \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe shell of our hearts. An ink dot, a pin prick, a moon in miniature. History, who has always loved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand revered the pearl, writes that we once believed pearls were the result of lightning striking the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshell and penetrating the inner skins of the oyster. A small beauty made in duress, a ‘stone’ of initiation. To \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epossess a pearl means to own something that is hidden, sacred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLore has it that Cleopatra, to win a wager with Antony, dissolved a large, exquisite pearl in her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrinking glass. She swallowed it in one sip. I wonder about her dreams that night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese Mother of Pearl cabochons are hand cut and therefore may have very slight differences in size and may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. These are not fabricated by a machine, they are made by hand and therefore aren't uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the cabochons and the cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note they range slightly in color but these are light cream in color with a pearlescent flash. Some of the cabochons have a subtle iridescence which includes shades of pink, blue, and green when turned in the light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThese jewels are hand cut and therefore may have very slight differences in size and may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. These are not fabricated by a machine, they are made by hand and therefore aren't uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stones and the cuts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***IMPORTANT***    \u003c\/strong\u003e              \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via info@bloodmilkjewels.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48708978147577,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_170b_0003_ef.jpg?v=1760102667","url":"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/products\/ready-to-ship-the-medium-ii-petite-mother-of-pearl-necklace","provider":"Blood Milk Jewels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}