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Beaded necklaces

 Accession
Identifier: MUS-1900-560

Content Description

19 assorted beaded necklaces labeled A - R. A: A string of brown, textured round beads with the string broken into 3 pieces, together they measure 36 inches. B: A 16 inch strand of round royal blue beads getting larger as they get to the front of the necklace. The back has a broken copper clasp. C: A pair of matching 26 inch necklaces featuring wooden beads. One of them is snapped and some beads have fallen off. D: A 56 inch long string of gray-blue beads in a subtle teardrop shape. The necklace is tied with a green ribbon and a tag reading: "beads from an oriental bush" on one side and "Oriental necklace 'job's tears' " of the other. E: A 20 1/2 inch green and clear glass beaded necklace F: An 18 inch glass beaded necklace with red and green alternating each bead and the beads getting larger as they get closer to the front of the necklace. G: A 56 inch single strand necklace with small coral-orange stone beads and a brass clasp H: A 32 inch glass beaded necklace on black yarn featuring green, blue, red, and yellow beads of varying shapes and sizes. I: A 16 inch white stone necklace with vibrant colored stripes and spots intermittently in the stone and a metallic clasp with a red gem on top J: A 17 inch necklace with round tan beads and small white beads toward the back and tan and burgundy alternating oblong beads with brass spacers between them in the front. K: A necklace made of very small tan shells measuring 24 inches in total. L: A 56 inch long string of very light gray beads in a subtle teardrop shape alternating after every 3 with round black beads.. The necklace has a tag reading: "Oriental necklace" on one side and " 'Job's tears' seed from Oriental bush" of the other. M: A 60 inch necklace made from Persian kidney beans with a tag defining them as such. N: A 23 inch necklace on a white string with wooden beads O: A 42 inch strand of red circular beads with a bumpy texture as if they were bade of a berry or something similar on a red string. P: A 20 inch necklace of rounded dark brown wooden beads on an orange string Q: A 16 inch necklace of light brown wooden beads on a white string. R: A broken strand in 5 pieces totaling 132 inches in length of red oval beads separated by 2 small black spacers on white string.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • 1800-1950

Extent

19 items ; 19 necklaces measuring between 16 and 132 inches in length