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Posted by: Rosanna Post Reply
04/21/2017, 10:01:03

After finding & buying one of the lovely majolica pottery beads with a Latin phrase, I found this web site that not only has an explanation of the beads, but also offers modern, similar reproductions. Their suggested application is a decorated tassel for scissors. If the old beads were used this way, it would explain the tassels that come attached to some (mine had a tassel). They also claim the beads were used as spindle whorls.

Hopefully they won't mind quoting their text and using one of their pictures for educational purposes.

From the web site:

http://www.puntiantichi.com/deruta-majolica-beads-and-buttons-the-fuseruola-an-antique-umbrian-token-of-love-in-majolica-from-deruta/

"The Fuseruola is a little sphere used to balance the spindle when spinning.
Known from Etruscan and Roman times, between the 14th and 17th centuries, it was glazed and then decorated in coloured ÒscalesÓ. Its central area or band was then stamped with delicate well-wishing or virtuous designs, or the name of a girl, to whom the distaff and the spindle, equipped with its fuseruola, were presented as a pledge of love.
The town of Corciano, near Deruta, with the patronage of the Region of Umbria, held a competition to find the ÒTypical Umbrian SouvenirÓ which was won by ÒLe Antiche FuseruoleÓ, S. Angelo di Celle, Deruta, Italy. We advise you to pay a visit to Corciano and DerutaÉÉÉ YouÕll be enchantedÉ."

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Related link: http://www.puntiantichi.com/deruta-majolica-beads-and-buttons-the-fuseruola-an-antique-umbrian-token-of-love-in-majolica-from-deruta/

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Re: More on Majolica beads with Latin phrases & new repros of the Fuseruola -- Rosanna Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Paula e Post Reply
04/21/2017, 15:23:40

There was a discussion of these "beads" on BCN a few years ago. I have one that was given to me by a friend living in Italy in the 60s.

Thanks for the link to the reproductions . They remind me of the Peruvian ceramic beads from the 90s

Paula


Related link: http://bit.ly/2pmQ1Kc

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Another quote about the fuseruola - mentions uses other than as spindle whorls
Re: More on Majolica beads with Latin phrases & new repros of the Fuseruola -- Rosanna Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Rosanna Post Reply
04/21/2017, 21:42:17

From an eBay auction:

"The so-called ÒfuseruolaÓ is a small, precious and quite ancient embellishment: it dates back to the Middle Ages.
Art historians have discovered that the fuseruola BEAD was originally used as a counterweight for the spindle, in order to make floss more ÒuniformÓ. It then turned quickly into a token of love, to be given as a gift to the bride, along with the spindle. Since the fuseruola beads were part of the brideÕs dowry, according to tradition, they were used to embellish pillows, cushions, curtains and doilies."



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Posted by: stefany Post Reply
01/21/2020, 22:47:15

i have never seen any of the lettering and decoration on these beads appearing to be "Stamped" -but you can see its done by hand- perhaps with a fine brush as the decoration on the plates, cups, vases etc. from the same area.
any scissors with such a big heavy bead would be very hard to use...



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