chevron bead
Object NameChevron Beads
Made FromNon-Lead Glass
Date1400-1600
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueCased, drawn, ground
SizeOverall (closed) L: 18.8 cm, W: 15.5 cm
Accession Number62.3.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
Not On View
Physical DescriptionChevron Beads. White, black, red, and blue Non-lead glass; cased, drawn, ground. Chevron Beads with dark or translucent core with white, black, white, red, white, blue layers.Provenance
Source
Carlebach Gallery
- 1962
Corning Inc.
25 BCE-99 CE