Skip to main content

Mother-of-pearl

Scope note

Hard, pearly, iridescent internal layer of various kinds of mollusk shell, extensively used for making small articles and inlays. W

This term has 218 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300011835

Broader Terms used

<shell and shell material>

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Mirror

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Brisé fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Tea caddy

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Pastoral Scene

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Astronomy

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Venus and Aeneas

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (After/composition)

Spy glass

Maker(s)

Maker: Dolland

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Spoon

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Tray

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Inro

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: mother-of-pearl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-32923 Accessed: 2024-03-28 23:48:09

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-32923|title=Terminology definition for: mother-of-pearl|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 23:48:09|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-32923

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...