Waist String of Millefiori Beads

Object Name: 
Waist String of Millefiori Beads

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Object Name: 
Waist String of Millefiori Beads
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice
Accession Number: 
70.3.114
Dimensions: 
Each Bead W: 5.5 cm, D: 1.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1900-1970
Primary Description: 
Millefiori - isolated millefiori on solid background; curved for waist string; solid cream background; occasional eyes of blue, white, red, and white with red vertical stripes; average of nine eyes per bead.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Lamb, Alastair, Source
Category: 
Beads
Color: 
Cream, blue, white, red
blue
cream
white