Chelsea Peacock Pearl Necklace and Drop Earrings Set

$245.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. Bearing the lush blues, greens, and purples of a peacock feather, the iridescent pearls defining this jewelry nod to a pair of porcelain peacocks (ca. 1755–58) produced at the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784). Avian figurines were made at the factory since its inception, and they accounted for an important category of its early sculptural output. These particular peacocks were made during the factory's so-called Red Anchor period (ca. 1753–58) when…