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Object Name9 European Drawn and Blown Beads
Made FromGlass
Date1600-1800
Place MadeEurope
TechniqueBlown, possibly drawn
SizeAverage Bead H: 1.3 cm, Diam (max): .4 cm
Accession Number75.3.57
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description9 European Drawn and Blown Beads. Clear, blue, green, black, turquoise, and yellow glass; Blown, possibly drawn. Drawn round seed beads. 1) Transparent blue, 1 specimen; 2) Opaque yellow, 2 specimens; 3) Opaque turquoise, 1 specimen; 4) Opaque black, 3 specimens. 5) Double blown transparent clear grey body decorated with 10 series of opaque white stripes, 1 specimen. Some of the seed beads are weathering.
Provenance
Source H. Alastair Lamb
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1880-1950
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Mr. Larteh
1900-1972
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