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'''Pearls''' are hard, round objects produced by a number of different salt and freshwater sea creatures, usually [[oyster]]s, and are [[cultivate]]d or [[harvest]]ed for [[jewelry]] and the decoration of [[clothing]].

In the [[13th century]], their use was restricted by the [[Sumptuary law|Sumptuary Laws]]. For those who could not buy or harvest pearls, imitation pearls could be made using powdered [[glass]], [[egg]] white, and snail slime.

==Pearls in the SCA==
In the [[SCA]] pearls are used for a number of purposes, e.g. on the points of a [[coronet]].

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''See Also:''

* [[Pearl (Maplet)|Pearl according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]

== External Links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Pearl|The Wikipedia article on Pearls]]
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