bead
Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Waxed Linen
TechniqueMillefiori, lampworked, lustre
SizeOverall L: 39.4 cm
Accession Number91.3.548
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description12 millefiori - 10 colorless with transparent pink swirls decorated with millefiori canes, ovoid and cylindrical, lampworked - 2 opaque pink with millefiori canes, lampworked, ovoid; 4 circular transparent pink, lustre surface; 17 ovoid, transparent opalescent with transparent pink swirls, white crumbs, marvered, lampworked; ?? assorted shapes, opalescent with transparent pink swirls (some melon, some circular, some barrel with dimples, 1 ovoid spiral fluted, 2 barrel spiral fluted); 2 ovoid transparent pink with opaque pink swirls, lampworked; 1 opaque opalescent with pink and white crumbs, uneven surface, barrel shape. Strung on waxed linen.Provenance
Source
Arline B. Oliphant
- 1991-07-03
