necklace
- Museum number
- 2007,8029.7
- Description
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A woman's beaded necklace, a choker. A diamond pattern, outlined with black glass (?) beads and filled in with red beads predominantly; also white, yellow and green beads. Beads stitched onto natural cream tabby linen cloth with red cotton lining (largely worn away). Fastenings missing.
- Production date
- 1940s (circa (vendor information))
- Dimensions
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Length: 32 centimetres
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Width: 1.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This necklace would be worn by an unmarried girl, a 'mennyecske', on special occasions. It would have been made by the girl herself, with friends, at a 'sewing bee', during the winter months.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2007
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2007,8029.7