Description:

Europe, Venice (modern day Italy), found in Western Africa, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of thirty millefiori glass beads. Most have an emerald-green and navy blue color scheme with small and integral red, yellow, white, black, and periwinkle circular forms. However, three beads have a sapphire-blue base color with orange and white circles, and two beads have a russet-hued base with yellow circles. The millefiori technique uses multicolored glass rods cut into cross sections to create their distinctive patterns. Trade beads played a major role in the age of European exploration and colonization, serving as currency on multiple continents. Strung in modern times, this is a wonderful and wearable example of trade throughout the modern world! Amethyst stone for photography purposes only. Size (necklace): 16" L (40.6 cm); size (largest bead): 1.625" W (4.1 cm).

Provenance: private Tacoma, Washington, USA collection

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#131722

  • Condition: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Beads date to the 19th century. Age-commensurate surface wear and abrasions as expected, and one bead broken in half with small losses along break line. Beads have some discoloration and small chips along peripheries. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas.

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