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Object NameBeaded Necklace
Made FromGlass, Metal, Monofilament, Foil
TechniqueLampworked
SizeOverall L: 38.2 cm
Accession Number91.3.201
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Not On View
Physical DescriptionEleven "flowers" on three foil "painted" band of silver foil with two roses and leaves encased in colorless, lampworked (nine circular, two ovoid); 28 opaque pink satin encased in colorless, rhomboid shape; 38 transparent pink faceted bicones; 74 colorless (?) with silver surface - small barrel shape ovoid seed beads. Strung on monofilament with silver-toned bead tips and silver filigree hook snap clasp.
Provenance
Former Collection Arline B. Oliphant
A Mi Dos
Benito Laren
1987
hookah
Jane Beebe
Brazilian
T. G. Hawkes & Company
1889-1900
From East to West
Hiroshi Yamano
1991
ornament
about 1950-1959