Venetian Millefiori Trade Beads Strand #882
Venetian Millefiori Trade Beads Strand #882
Millefiori is an Italian word meaning "thousand flowers." It refers to the multi-layered wound mosaic glass beads. Crafters in Venice made these beads beginning in the early 1800s.Artisans used canes of glass to create flowers and stripe designs. Then they molded layers of these designs around a core of solid colored glass. After the canes of glass cooled, the artisans cut or broke them into beads. The result is a colorful mix of designs called Venetian Millefiori beads.
Venetian Millefiori Beads are one of several types of beads that called Trade Beads. Traders often brought these beads to Africa, but they made their way to the Americas as well. Traders brought a large variety of glass beads to the Americas including Padre Beads, large round Hudson Bay trade beads, Venetian Millefiori Trade Beads, sand casted beads and more!
This unique strand of assorted glass Venetian Millefiori Trade Beads measures 29" long. It includes an assortment of colorful beads of various sizes.
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SKU: 2222-001-882
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