bead
Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Waxed Linen, Foil
TechniqueLampworked, mold-pressed
SizeOverall L: 40.6 cm
Accession Number91.3.284
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description14 foils, silver foil encased in colorless and transparent turquoise blue, lampworked (4 spiral fluted ovals, 5 spiral fluted circles, 5 "crumb" circles); 54 circular transparent turquoise blue (1 faceted and dimpled surface); 2 transparent turquoise blue ovoids with rough surface; 4 translucent turquoise cores encased in opalescent, mold-pressed; 2 translucent turquoise with white swirls, circular triangle; 3 transparent turquoise blue with opaque white swirls (2 ovoid, 1 circular), wound; 1 circular opalescent turquoise, mold-pressed; 2 colorless with opaque white and turquoise swirls, circular triangle. Strung on waxed linen.Provenance
Source
Arline B. Oliphant
- 1991-07-03
