La Mere de la Perle in Lapis Bracelet

Our original La Mere de la Perle bracelet is a perennial customer favorite, so we decided to re-create it using a hand-dyed pearl button in Lapis blue.

The vintage pearl button was hand-carved from Mississippi River mussel shells by the American Pearl Button Company of Washington which operated between 1908 and 1964.

We lovingly hand-dyed the pearl button on the stovetop in our Louisiana design studio.

READ MORE > Mighty Mississippi River Pearls, Buttonology Blog.

In this piece:

• Two vintage, hand-dyed mother-of-pearl buttons, manufactured between 1908 & 1964
• Six hand-pressed Czech glass beads
• A brass lace-edged setting, stamped today in the USA in vintage dies
• Three styles of antiqued brass chain
• Length is 7" to 8 1/4”

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