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KINGFISHER FEATHER BEADS on a hanging ornament. Feather mosaics are glued onto a wood or composition core; the beads are 0.8 cm diameter. Note metal fillers; red beads similar to those on page 62. Such antique feather beads are unique to the Chinese. Courtesy of Overseas Trading Co.

 GLASS COUNTERWEIGHTS ON COURT NECKLACES showing best (bottom) to poorest crafting of stylized eternal knots; maximum width is 4.5 cm; $50 each in 1984. Courtesy of Rita Okrent.
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CLOISONNE AND ENAMEL BEADS are probably pre-World War II vintage and purchased in the United States during the middle 1970s. Made of copper, with varying degrees of finesse; best are the large tabular beads. Some display an openwork technique in which part of the surface is gilded; others are stamped and enameled (silver or blue tabular bead). Contemporary examples from the People's Republic of China or Tawain can be readily differentiated from the ones shown. It is still not known how these were used but some were joined for use as belt buckles. Sizes range 1.9 to 5.1 cm long.		 chinese-cinnabar-beads-and-pendants
CINNABAR BEADS AND PENDANTS made in the People’s Republic of China of mercuric sulfide lacquer built up in layers over a wood base, then template carved by machine on both sides; largest is 5.4 cm diameter. Carved cinnabar may date back to the thirteenth century. Black derives from lampblack coloring the sap. Courtesy of Abeada Corporation.
 

Our upcoming issue 36.3 contains

 

Eleanor Moty

Lola Brooks

Smithsonian Craft Show

SNAG Conference

Women Working Words-Facèré

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FRANK H. MCCLUNG MUSEUM hosts “Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia” through May 12, 2013. Elaborate silver and gilt jewelry, as well as carpets and textiles from the Turkomen tribes of Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan are the focus of this exhibit.
THE FASHION MUSEUM IN BATH celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with “Fifty Fabulous Frocks,” from February 2 through 2013. Drawing from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition includes a gold-embroidered Georgian court dress, an 1870s gauze-bustle day dress, a jersey evening dress by Ossie Clark, and a classic Chanel suit. Westwood, Queen of Punk. Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QH, Great Britain; 44.0.1225.477789; www.museumofcostume.co.uk.

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