152 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



PEAliLS AND XACEE. 



Ear-shells {Haliotidce) used in in aiin fact lire of buttons, handles- 

 inlaid ^ork, and pearl j)owder. 



32838. Sea-ears (Haliotis Kamcluitkana), aflbrding pearl-shell and f^od. 



Alaska. J. G. Swan. 

 32890. Rough sea-ear {H. corruf/aia). Southern California. Used for pearl, 

 shell and for food. Specimen in natural condition. W. H. Dall. 



. Rough sea-ear. Specimen gTouud and polished to sIioay pearly layers. 



.J. T. Ames. 

 32900. Red sea-ear or abalone {H.rufescens). Monterey, Cal. Used for 

 pearl-sliell and for food. Specimens in natural condition. H. 

 Hemidiill. 



. Red sea-ear. I'olishcMl specimen showing pearly layers. J. T. Ames. 



. Red sea-eai-. Fleshy portion prepared and dried for food by Cali- 

 fornia Chinese. Chinese market, California. H. Hemphill. 

 32823. White abalone {H. crachcrodii), producing pearl-shell and food. Nat- 

 ural state. California. Paul Schumacher. 

 32899. White abalone. Natural state. Monterey, Cal. H. Heinnhill. 



. White abalone. Polished to show pearly layers. Jas. T. Ames. 



4792. White abaloue. Polished specimens. 

 32821. Splendid sea-ear (R. 8plendens), affording food and pearl-shell. Cali- 

 fornia. Paul Schumacher. 

 32898, Splendid sea-ear. Natural condition. Southern California. H. 

 Hemphill. 



. Splendid sea-ear. Polished to show pearly layers. J. T. Ames. 



. Splendid sea-ear. Young specimen polished. J. T. Ames. 



29302. Manufactures of Haliotis shell, showing application in the arts. 



Furnished by A. B. De Frece & Co., 428 Broadway, New York. 

 29248. Ditto. Parasol-handles. Furnished by Harvey & Ford, Philadel- 

 I)hia, Pa. 



Pearl-oysters {Aviculid(c), with pearls and nacre. 



13.507. American pearl-oyster (J/. /mftriVf/ft). Panama. Colonel Jewett. 

 3624. Ditto. Illustrating formation of jiearls. Panama. Colonel Jewett. 

 3283P. Ditto. Gulf of California. J. Xautns. 

 . Ditto. Polished shell. Chicopee, Mass. Jas. T. Ames. 



32921. Ditto. Made into artificial fish-bait. Boston, Mass. Bradford &, 



Anthony. 



32922. Ditto. Made into artificial miuuow. Boston, Mass. Bradford & 



Anthony. 



. Series of buttons, studs, stopper-caps, &.c. Manufactured from, and 



showing api)iicatiou of, American pearl-oyster shell. Furnished 

 by A. B. De Frece & Co., 428 Broadway, New York. 



Eiver mussels ( Unionidcv), with pearls ajid nacre. 



26092rt. River mussel affording pearl-shell, illustrating application of raw 



material. Cincinnati, Ohio. D. H. Shaffer. 

 26092. Carvings, from pearl-shell afforded by river mussels, for use as studs, 

 buttons, pins, brooches, iSsc. Cinciunati, Ohio. D. H. Shaffer. 

 "260926. Pearls derived from river mussels. Cinciunati, Ohio. D. H. Shafter. 



. A series of river mussels of various species, one valve jjolished, the 



other in its original condition in each case. Chicopee, Mass. Jas. 

 T. Ames. 



