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Posted by: sohall909 Post Reply
08/21/2016, 10:42:21

Hi, I'm not sure exactly what type of beads these are. They are obviously pieces of glass pressed together, but what would they be called? Thank you in advance.

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Posted by: paigar Post Reply
08/21/2016, 15:05:48

You have a very nice group of Venetian end-of-day beads. Literally the bead-maker would clean up her work area of the bits and pieces of murina from the work day and make beads like these.



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Posted by: sohall909 Post Reply
08/21/2016, 15:19:57

How interesting! Thank you!



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Posted by: birdi Post Reply
08/21/2016, 15:42:50

The dark glass is the core of the bead. The molten glass is rolled over frit, which is chips, crumbs, or chunks of colored glass. The blob is reheated and shaped.

End-of-day is a misnomer. Such beads were created intentionally in particular color combinations and frit size, not just from leftovers. Yes, scrap glass might be used to form the frit, but these are a product line.



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Posted by: sohall909 Post Reply
08/22/2016, 20:15:46

Thank you, it's very interesting learning about these processes!



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