Original Message:   Re: Please identify which ones are called "English Squiggle."

Hi Frederick Most of the beads in my image are English squiggle beads - approximately 8mm (about 1/4") diameter. Wound beads, plain colour base with polychrome squiggles. The bead with the black arrow pointing to it is a Venetian bead. I think there are a couple of others - such as the white bead with pink/red spots on the top row of the string (4th from right). There are no Venetian 'sguiggle' beads on the image. This ebay auction is for a bead often referred to as a Venetian squiggle bead (also erroneously called by some a "Dutch delft"). 19th century Venetian ones are usually blue on white, sometimes with pink trails as well. I also showed some variously coloured Venetian types recently, dated to the 3rd quarter of the 18th century on the Van Selow vase in the Lady Lever Gallery. Hope this clarifies. Cheers Carole Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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