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Millifiore Glass Beads Glass: Gardens of “A Thousand Flowers”

Posted on April 5, 2021March 23, 2021 by Maxine Carter-Lome

West African peoples have adorned themselves with Venetian millefiori beads, intermixed with locally-made jewelry (left to right): blue-and-white “sand beads” made from powdered glass Vicks and Milk of Magnesia jars (Krobo and southern Ghana groups); reddish-brown bauxite, or aluminum ore, beads (Ghana); cast bronze bracelet (Baule); and cast bronze beads (Ashante).

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by Sarah Turnbaugh Millefiori beads made in Venice, Italy, reached lofty technical and aesthetic heights in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The colorful, stunning-looking beads seem almost magical – […]

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Publisher’s Corner: April 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Collector

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Apr

The Allure of Glass 18 Years Later by Maxine Carter-Lome For 18 years the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles has published an annual April Glass Issue. Although we pride ourselves […]

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Corning Museum of Glass Features 3,500 Years of Glass Beads

Posted on August 9, 2013September 12, 2021 by Collector

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Aug

Corning Museum of Glass Features 3,500 Years of Glass Beads Featured in Major Exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass CORNING, NY, May 8, 2013 Featuring for the first time […]

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Millifiore Glass Beads Glass: Gardens of “A Thousand Flowers”

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