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Western Europe, Venice, Italy, ca. 18th and 19th century CE. A collection of dozens of Venetian trade beads including colorful millefiori, chevron, and padre glass trade beads, strung and ready to wear. Trade beads played a major role in the age of European exploration and colonization, serving as currency on multiple continents. These lovely antique beads have been strung to be wearable as a necklace in modern times, with a modern solid sterling silver clasp. Length of necklace: 24" L (61 cm)

The millefiori technique uses multicolored glass rods cut into cross section to create their distinctive patterns. Chevron beads - also called star or rosetta beads - were created in Venice and Murano, Italy toward the end of the 14th century. They are drawn beads made from glass canes shaved via star molds and consist of layers of alternating colors. Padre beads are a wound glass trade beads that were imported to Africa and the Americas by Spanish missionaries and monks. The term padre bead is derived from the fact that these beads were worn by priests - the Spanish word for priest being padre meaning father - and Franciscan priests would give these beads to Native Americans as rewards for their conversion to Christianity. Padre beads were favored between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in 2018 from a Pennsylvania auction house, collected in mid-20th century

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  • Condition: Antique beads restrung on modern materials, with a modern solid sterling silver clasp. All beads have light wear commensurate with age.

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