Dome-shaped cultured pearls that are cultivated on the inner shell of a mollusk rather than in its body.
A pearl that grows against the inside wall of a mollusc's shell, resulting in a domed shape with a flattened back. In some cases, mabe pearls are grown by glueing a plastic dome (nucleus) onto the inside surface of a mollusk's shell. Once the nucleus is coated with nacre, the pearl is cut away from the inner shell. The nucleus is removed and the cavity is filled with an epoxy resin and backed by a mother-of-pearl plate. Mabe pearls are sometimes called blister pearls.
a dome-shaped or image pearl produced by placing a hemisphere or miniature image against the side of the oyster shell interior
An assembled pearl created by filling a hollow blister and then applying a mother-of-pearl back to complete the pearl.
Mabe pearls are large, hemispherical cultured pearls that grow attached to the inside shells of oysters. Mabe pearls are used in earrings, pins, and rings.
A type of cultured pearl that forms on the shell of a mollusk. When cut away from the shell it has an unfinished flat surface on the back that is polished. Mabẻ pearls are most commonly dome shaped like a cabochon.
A half-spherical cultured pearl grown on the inside shell of a mollusk, as opposed to inside a mollusk's body. Mabe pearls are grown by glueing a plastic hemisphere onto the inside of a mollusk's shell. Once the hemispherical nucleus is covered with a sufficient amount of nacre, the pearl is cut away from the inner shell, the bead taken out, and the cavity filled with a substance such as epoxy resin and backed by a mother-of-pearl plate. Mabe pearls are sometimes referred to as blister pearls.
Mabe pearls are dome-shaped on one side and flattened on the other. They grow attached to the inside shells of oysters. Because the pearl grows against the inside shell, instead of in the mollusk's body, these type pearls are set into rings, earrings and pendants using prongs or bezels to conceal their relatively flat backs. Mabe pearls are cultured in the pearl fields of Japan, Indonesia, French Polynesia and Australia.
Also referred to as blister pearls, mabe pearls are half spherical cultured pearls formed on the inner shell of a mollusk and instead of in its body. Mabe pearls are created by attaching a plastic hemisphere onto the inside of a mollusk's shell. Once the hemispherical nucleus is covered with enough nacre, the pearl is sliced from the inner shell, the bead taken out, and the hollow filled with a substance such as epoxy resin and backed by a mother-of-pearl plate. These pearls are fairly inexpensive, but fragile.
A smooth, cultured pearl cultivated in a hemispherical shape so that it has one flat and one convex surface. Mabe denotes a half sphere or domed stone.
