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Beaded Chain

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1833

GUSN

GUSN-102456

Description

Beaded chain with navy blue ground with various white geometric designs and objects, pink silk ribbon fastener.

Details

Descriptive Terms

necklaces
glass (material)
NECKLACE

Inscription

"Aurilla Perry Howe Milford July [illegible] 1833" (Beaded)

Additional Identification Number

1907

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Milford, MA

Dimensions

1/2 in (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1936.1001

Reference Notes

For more information on beaded chains see Bassett, Lynne Zacek. "Woven Bead Chains of the 1830s," "The Magazine Antiques." (December 1995): 798-807.

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