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Object NameBeaded Necklace
Designer Maria Likarz-Strauss (Austrian, 1893-1971)
Maker Wiener Werkstätte (1903-1932)
Made FromGlass Beads, Wood, Thread
Dateabout 1920-1925
Place MadeAustria, Vienna
TechniqueWoven
SizeOverall L: 122 cm, Diam (max): 2 cm
Accession Number2008.4.61
Credit LineGift of Phyllis Martin (Mrs. John H.)
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBeaded Necklace. Dark-blue, light-blue, orange, white, black, green, yellow, light green, and teal glass beads, wood, thread; woven. Lightweight rope necklace with woven translucent and opaque beads in a stripped pattern. Each end of the beaded rope terminates in a spherical wooden bead, completely covered in woven beadwork. One half of each sphere is decorated with dark blue beads, while the other half is decorated with light blue beads. Above these spheres is a thicker area of orange beadwork woven with orange thread, and a cylindrical wooden bead also wrapped with striped beadwork.
Provenance
Source Phyllis Martin (American, 1922-2022) - 2008-09-06
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