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Chevron Bead Necklace - FJ.5863
Origin: Venice
Circa: 1500
AD
to 1700
AD
Collection: Beaded Necklaces
Medium: Glass
$4,800.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Chevron beads, first invented by the Venetians in
about 1500 A.D., have been an extremely
popular form of adornment throughout the ages.
As a specialized cane or drawn-glass bead, the
chevron is formed by forcing or blowing a single
or multiple-layered gather of glass into a
tapered mold with corrugated sides, which
produces points on the outer surface. This
pleated gather is then encased with additional
glass layers of various colors, which may again
be molded to produce further outer layers with
points. Finally, stripes may be applied to the surf
ace. While the multi layered, hollow-gather is
still viscid, it is drawn into a cane of at least six
feet, cooled, and finally sectioned into beads.
These sections are often reheated or ground to
produce a more finished product in various new
shapes.
- (FJ.5863)
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