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Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Linen
TechniqueLampworked, wound, mold-pressed, lustre
SizeOverall L: 34.7 cm
Accession Number91.3.703
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Not On View
Physical Description2 opaque pale yellow with transparent light brown spots, ovoid; 8 opaque light tan with reddish-brown spots, ovoid; 39 (8 large - 31 medium) circular, opaque light brown with opaque white and transparent brown spots, lampworked; 15 circular opaque brick red with darker striations, wound; 8 opaque white with opaque brick red striations, circular; 7 circular opaque white, transparent brown striations; 1 opaque white with brown striations, mold-pressed; 1 circular opaque pale peach with orange lustre coating. Strung on linen.
Provenance
Source Arline B. Oliphant - 1991-07-03
goblet
John Burton
about 1972
sculpture
Robert Mickelsen
1993