Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian is a painting by James McNeill Whistler. The work shows a woman in full figure standing with her back to the viewer, with her head in profile. The model is Ethel Whibley, (née Birnie Philip) the artist's secretary and sister-in-law. The colour scheme of the painting is black, mother of pearl and silver. The title refers to Ethel’s grey silk evening dress, which is a Parisian dress in a belle époque style, with the transparent layered sleeves of the black bolero jacket resembling a traditional Andalusian
Pearl (given name) Doll Company in the United States from the 1950s through the 1970s. The doll was based on a cartoon character created by William Steig. One recently named Pearl, the then two-year-old Pearl McKay, was the star of the 2007 short film "The Landlord". Pearl Bailey was an American singer and actress. Pearl Richards Craigie was an Anglo-American novelist and dramatist, who wrote under the pen-name John Oliver Hobbes. Pearl Aday was an American singer-songwriter. Pearl Fryar has a topiary garden described in the documentary film "A Man Named Pearl". Pearl is one of the two members of the fictional band