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Object NameCeremonial Chain of Beads

Made FromGlass, Carnelian, Metal, Cord, Silk, Wood

Date1800-1899

Place MadeChina

TechniqueDrilled, braided, strung

SizeLarge Beads: H: 2.4 cm, Diam: 2.8 cm; Oval Beads: H: 1.7 cm, Diam (max): 1.2 cm

Accession Number54.6.2

Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass and semi-precious stones; formed glass with drilled bores. At the top, suspended from a large colorless glass divider bead (to hang down between the shoulders), a metal ring and braided cord, five small colorless glass beads, one larger pear-shape glass bead; braided unit and a long silk tassel; the chain proper of one hundred and ninety-four spherical colorless glass and carnelian beads, each two interspersed with three wooden disks; a large glass divider bead at the bottom, from which are suspended a metal ring, two cords, a single glass bead, and two chains, each of five small glass beads, a pear-shape bead, a braided cord, and a long silk tassel.

Provenance

Source Ellen D. Sharpe - 1954-06-01