A single freshwater oyster shaped pearl on a solid 14k gold rope chain. DETAILS: 14k gold Rope chain made in Italy Measures 20 inches 12-13mm organic pearl in an oyster-shell like shape NOTE: All pearls in our collection are created through natural formation which means no two are alike. While we cannot guarantee exact replicas of the pearls pictured, we can guarantee that the pearls you receive will be unique to you. Please allow 5-10 days for your handmade orders to ship. NAMESAKE: Named after Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin who was a Cambridge and Harvard educated astronomer who paved the way for other ambitious women wanting to study the stars. Although she faced adversity for being a women in science, the distinguished astronomer Otto Struve referred to her work as the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.
