bead
Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Metal, Foil
TechniqueLampworked
SizeOverall L: 24.0 cm
Accession Number91.3.750
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description82 colorless core with silver foil, overlaid with transparent light blue, yellow and colorless, hollow truncated cone with ruffled edge, lampworked, 3 sizes; alligator head bead, opalescent pink, opaque white, and black detailing on silver foil with blue "paint" overlaid with layer of colorless; 54 transparent pin seed beads; 1 short barrel shaped transparent opalescent pink; 1 circular, colorless core with silver foil with blue "paint" overlaid with thin layer of colorless, all but seed beads and opalescent pink lampworked. Strung on twisted silk(?) with silver calotte crimps and shell, hook clasp.Provenance
Source
Arline B. Oliphant
- 1991-07-03
