London's Fashion Alphabet | N - Nacre

Welcome to this week's episode of London's Fashion Alphabet with our curator of making Danielle Thom. Straight from the heart of the Museum of London, we're talking this time about Nacre, also known as mother of pearl. Find out more about its various uses, from gambling chips to garnishing the garments of Queen Victoria herself! For those of you who love the detail, here's where you can find out more about the mollusc from which abalone is sourced: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haliotis Follow #LondonsFashionAlphabet on Instagram and explore other London stories via our social channels (we're funny and nice, promise!): https://instagram.com/museumoflondon https://www.facebook.com/museumoflondon/ https://twitter.com/MuseumofLondon