bead
Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Linen, Aventurine
TechniqueLampworked, drawn, mold-pressed, wound
SizeOverall L: 37.5 cm
Accession Number91.3.725
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description84 opaque light yellow with opaque light yellow crumbs (82 small circular - 2 long tabular), lampworked; 12 opaque "black" (4 circular faceted, 8 faceted barrel discs); 2 circular opaque yellow with brown marbling; 4 transparent yellow core encased in colorless faceted barrel, drawn; 4 transparent yellow encased in colorless, long raspberry barrel; 2 opaque "black" with applied marvered canes, oblate; 4 translucent yellow (3 mold-pressed circular, 1 ovoid); 3 miscellaneous (1 translucent yellow tabular barrel with wavy surface - 1 opaque yellow tabular ovoid - 1 opaque yellow core with band and trails of aventurine and applied pink roses and forget-me-nots), sound, lampworked. Strung on linen.Provenance
Source
Arline B. Oliphant
- 1991-07-03
