Baroque Pearls - II. Types Of Baroque Pearls
Baroque pearls come in a variety of shapes from small to large. There are 13 main types. Due to their wide range, each type is favored in the creation of specific jewelry pieces, from fashion to religious jewelry. Used as charms in designs featuring multiple gems or as statement gems in their own right, baroque pearls are highly versatile.
1. Baroque Pearls
This is both the general name for non-round pearls and also a subtype. Elongated spherical pearls are known as baroque, and they usually have a dented and uneven surface.
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2. Square Pearls
Square pearls are approximately square as the name suggests, usually have a uneven surface.
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3. Coin Pearls
Coin pearls are round and flat, similar to a coin. Because of their large flat surface area, coin pearls have an amazing luster and are commonly used in jewelry.
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4. Stick Pearls
Stick pearls are also known as BIWA pearls. The main characteristics of stick pearls is that they are long, flat and narrow, like a stick.
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5. Leaf Pearls
Leaf pearls are paper thin with an uneven surface. They are the most delicate and the thinnest baroque shaped pearls.
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6. Keshi Pearls
Keshi pearls are the rarest type of baroque pearls. They are created when the mollusk rejects the seed but continues to develop the pearl, so keshi pearls do not have a center particle. They are elongated and extraordinarily lustrous and few know that keshi pearls are, in fact, composed only of nacre.
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7. Potato Pearls
Potato pearls are small and lumpy, and, like the name suggests, similar to a tiny potato.
8. Rice Pearls
Rice pearls are particularly small pearls that resemble grains of rice. They are rounded, but not perfectly round.
9. Teardrop Pearls
Teardrop pearls have a pear-shaped silhouette, they resemble teardrops and are often used in earrings. They are at high demand and often more valuable than other types of baroque pearl shapes.
10. Egg Pearls
With wide bottoms and narrow tops, egg pearls resemble small eggs, as the name suggests.
11. Heart Pearls
Heart pearls are similar to coin pearls, but under the shape of a heart, making them great picks for romantic jewelry.
12. Twin Pearls
When two pearls fuse together, they are known as twin pearls.
13. Cross Pearls
Cross pearls are rare, but they are highly sought after for religious jewelry. As the name suggests, cross pearls naturally form in the shape of a cross.
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