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Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Foil
TechniqueWound, lampworked, mold-pressed
SizeOverall L: 35.4 cm
Accession Number91.3.291
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Not On View
Physical Description12 foils, ovoid opaque pink satin core, wound, 10 have 3 silver foil circles overlaid with colorless and 2 have silver foil "painted" band over laid with colorless , lampworked; 20 transparent pink faceted discs (19 truncated bicones, 1 barrel disc); 6 circular transparent pink faceted; 5 circular transparent pink "crackle" or "frosted", mold-pressed; 11 opalescent pink pear shapes, mold-pressed (3 large, 8 smaller); 1 opalescent ovoid hexagonal, pressed; 35 circular opalescent, some mold-pressed, some matted surface, 1 has opaque white or pale pink swirls.
Provenance
Source Arline B. Oliphant - 1991-07-03