String of trade beads
String of trade beads

Currently not on view

String of trade beads,

possibly 19th century

Italian
2018-16

Information

Title
String of trade beads
Dates

possibly 19th century

Medium
Glass and cotton
Dimensions
l. 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sherry and Arthur Stein
Object Number
2018-16
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Murano or Venice

Culture
Italian
Type
beads
Materials
millefiori glass
Techniques
beading (process)
Subject
geometric patterns

Jeffrey Hammer and Deborah Stokes by 1979; Arthur and Sherry Stein by purchase, 1979; Princeton University Art Museum by gift, 2018

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