Talk:La Peregrina pearl

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Did you know... that the La Peregrina pearl (pictured), which had been worn by the queens and queens consort of England and Spain for a few hundred years, was once almost eaten by a puppy in a Las Vegas casino?

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Sense

In 1913 the pearl had to be drilled and cleaned to prevent it from getting lost.

What does this mean? Cleaning the pearl could not prevent it from getting "lost".
I just took a close look at the picture of Queen Mary wearing the pearl. The mounting indicates that the pearl was already drilled by that date. If the drilling and the cleaning were two separate events, the the sentence above needs to indicate this.

07:57, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

I came to this talk page to query the same passage! I suspect that in this case "getting lost" may be a technical term implying some sort of physical deterioration caused by contamination, but I agree the meaning is obscure and should be clarified by someone who knows for sure. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 08:01, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, the pearl was getting lost literally page 103.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:32, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Cleaning" the pearl didn't prevent it from getting lost.

Please rephrase this badly-written sentence. You need to explain that it was drilled in order that it could be placed in a setting more securely. The cleaning might have been done in conjunction with the drilling. But to separate the ideas drilled.....to prevent it from getting lost with the words and cleaned makes total nonsense out of something that ought to make sense. This is quite easy to fix. But I'm going to leave it to the writer of the article.... Amandajm (talk) 10:49, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is an addition originally added on the article page: Most of the article is correct, Last major monarch was Empress Eugenie Bonaparte, III, whereby the pearl became commonly nicknamed The Eugenie Pearl. Elizabeth's quote after her dog gnarled the pearl is incorrect as the pearl was originally the shape of a baby's thumb, not the tear drop of today. John Latendresse, founder of both the Chinese, fresh water pearl industry, a copy of the much desired, and now extinct BIWA pearl from Lake Biwaco, Japan, also founded in Camden Tennessee the American Pearl Company, as in '50 each US state had fresh water pearls, today less than 20 due to pollution. A US pearl can be told from which area it came via its colour. Tyson destroyed most rivers in Arkansas under Governor Clinton, killing the white with rare recescent blue Orient, or overtone and luster. La Perigrina was peeled down layer by layer by my mentor, John Latendresse after the dog did mark it and as mentioned changed the shape as many jewellry books will show the original shape and size. Finally, no pearl is created by a piece of sand, as protein is necessary for any pearl producing mollusk to salivate its mother-of-pearl, called nacre, layer by layer to avoid the irritation the protein, from fish bone, coral, to a piece of sea weed under the mollusks lip causes. There is a worldwide salt water virus making pearls and pearl producing mollusk to become extince, the least difficult being the South Sea Pearls, known for exquisite, natural blacks to silvers to white, 600 miles NE of Australia, not the Tahitian pearl. La Perigrina will carry a hefty price tag for its incredible history and with the addition of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's role. Burton bought the pearl when pearls were 60% lower than market place and the value today is unbelievable in lieu of it being smaller as it was originally, the largest pearl in the world. Respectfully, DstM — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.34.215 (talk) 20:41, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is it known who bought it at the auction?

If so please add. If not, please add that information. -- 92.226.88.163 (talk) 02:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mary I of England

From revisions in this article I can see that the idea that Phillip II gifted Mary I of England with the pearl are just myths. But that makes me wonder: what is the pearl Mary is wearing in many paintings? It looks very similar to the jewels worn by later queens of Spain, which are said to be La Peregrina. DutchHoratius (talk) 14:12, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's one of those myths that never dies, THIS SITE does the portraits justice (IMHO) --Steve Bowen (talk) 20:51, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Steven! That explains a lot. I now also found a page for Mary's pearl. It's called the Mary Tudor pearl. DutchHoratius (talk) 15:11, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hahaha! I now see that you have also linked to that article! I'm very slow today! Thanks again! :D DutchHoratius (talk) 15:13, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]