Two jet bead "dog collar" style necklaces, so named for their close fit around the neck. "A" worked with beaded square panels alternating with swags of beaded strands, collar fastened with four metal snaps."B" worked with diamond-shaped repeating beaded designs worked on black mesh ground, collar fastened with three metal snaps.
necklaces
jet (coal)
beads (pierced objects)
Jewelry
Necklace
Necklace
172
Unknown
1 5/8 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Spelman
1942.262ab
Title Beaded sautoir Accession Number 1942.149
Title Wood Bead Necklace Accession Number 1942.259
Title Bead Necklace Accession Number 1942.260
Title Beaded dog collar necklaces Accession Number 1942.262 ab
Title Beaded dog collar necklaces Accession Number 1942.263 ab
Title Jet beaded necklace Accession Number 1942.264
Title Pair of Hat Pins Accession Number 1942.265 ab
Title Accession Number
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