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jan 1, 1500 - pearl shell

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Mother of pearl which is the shining iridescent inner layer of some shells. Its use for ornamentation is on record in Yorkshire from <i>c</i>.1500 (OED). Cutlers used it as a hafting material: in 1726, for instance, the inventory of Charles Stuartson listed 9½ pound of <i>pearl shell, </i>valued at £1 13s 3d (IH).

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Yorkshire Historic Dictionary

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jan 1, 1500
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~ 525 years ago
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