"Pearls" exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York, United States on October 10, 2001.

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 10: Breakfast at Tiffany's imitation pearls are on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, as part of their new "Pearls" exhibit, which will run from October 13, 2001-April 14, 2001 - Pearls have intrigued humans for thousands of years - These mysterious and beautiful objects have a rich cultural history-they have funded business and industry, initiated conquest and exploration, adorned religious and secular art, and have long been associated with royalty and celebrity - This exhibition brings together over 600 marvelous pearl objects and almost 500,000 individual pearls on loan from public and private collections around the world - (Photo by David LEFRANC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)