*Description: This is a beautiful pink choker necklace from the 1940s with a variety of pink vintage beads. This gorgeous necklace includes a center large wedding cake bead on dark pink, two large hot pink crystal faceted beads, two medium wedding cake beads with goldstone and pink rose buds on clear glass, creamy pink molded glass beads, darker pink orb beads, two smaller wedding cake beads on clear glass, and small light pink glass beads. The necklace has a hook clasp, allowing a length up to 16 inches. The largest wedding cake bead, center front, is 20mm. This would be a great addition to your vintage jewelry collection or make a great vintage gift!
According to “The Book of Beads” by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig, wedding cake beads are described as rich bohemian beads with goldstone and rosebud trims. Glass beads are a mixture of sand, potash or soda, heated with lime, and invented in Egypt about 9,000 years ago. It was crafted into beads by the Egyptians and Romans. Glass beads are essential to adornment the world over and the trade of these beads are surrounded by secrecy. Glass bead making techniques are still pased down by word of mouth in Venice, where in 1292 glass makers were moved to the island of Murano and forbidden, on pain of death, to reveal their secrets.
*Approximate Measurements: Length - 16 Inches, Largest Bead In Front - 20mm, Total Weight - 1.8 Ounces *Condition: Great vintage condition. Will see signs of wear under magnification. See photos for details. *Hallmark: Unsigned *Item E 4632
