Search Details

Word: mother-of-pearl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Louis Vuitton Trésor necklace with mother-of-pearl, horn and strass ($10,570; louisvuitton.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going to Pieces | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

...Nimmanhaemin. "I suppose I was ready for a new environment," she says. Fans of her old store can still find plenty of its distinctive, boldly colored Thai and Vietnamese lacquerware. Other goodies include two-toned lambskin messenger bags and teak trays inlaid with mother-of-pearl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Street Smarts | 5/24/2007 | See Source »

...Play and Classic Fantasy. Pride of place still goes to such rare items as the Dutch-made Princess Daisy doll (1890), and the two exquisitely detailed tabletop layouts of Chinese rock gardens once owned by the Empress Josephine (1780), which, apart from being handcarved in wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl, look like giant Polly Pocket sets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kiddie Kingdom | 12/16/2006 | See Source »

...Play and Classic Fantasy. Pride of place still goes to such rare items as the Dutch-made Princess Daisy doll (1890), and the two exquisitely detailed tabletop layouts of Chinese rock gardens once owned by the Empress Josephine (1780), which, apart from being handcarved in wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl, look like giant Polly Pocket sets. But now, when the frustration of admiring - but not touching - everything from a 17th century rocking horse or Javanese shadow puppets through to vintage Playstations and Pokémon shoes gets too much, there are giant magnetic-doodle screens, fiber-optics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kiddie Kingdom | 12/12/2006 | See Source »

...trunks (only 30 have been produced) are each the fruit of 700 hours labor and can be customized with a buyer's name or logo. Champagne flutes, an ice bucket, cashmere throws and an array of other little knickknacks without which no gathering is complete?including truffle graters, mother-of-pearl caviar spoons and a Dunhill cigar cutter?are supplied. Krug will even throw in three bottles of its Grand Cuv?e to help get the party started?and with a trunk like this, how could one fail to make an entrance? It certainly beats showing up with half a dozen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grapevine: Trunk Call | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next