Original Message:   Bead dated between 1810-1830 AD

Hi Martine Yes, of course. Here's one for you. A white glass Venetian bead decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves in three rows around the bead. It is on a lace spangle which I believe is still attached to the same bobbin it originally started out life with between about 1810-1830. The bobbin is a fruitwood bobbin inlaid with boxwood and very finely turned. It was made by a man we know also made inscribed bone bobbins with dates, hence we know he made bobbins between these dates. This exact bead is found on the Benedetto Barbaria bead sample card dated to at least as early as 1815 (it is in the Technisches Museum, Vienna), so the bead, the bobbin and the sample card are all singing from the same songsheet! Cheers Carole Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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