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Object Name17 Venetian Beads
Made FromGlass
Date1850-1910
Place MadeItaly, Venice
Size2 cm x 1 cm
Accession Number73.3.199 C
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionVenetian surface decoration - cylindrical yellow body; trailed decoration in red, white and blue; design consisting of three sets of double longitudinally twisted blue and white trail, each followed by a longitudinal row of three circles made from a red and white twisted trail.
Provenance
Source H. Alastair Lamb
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