See also: bugle beads; glass bead finishes; Job's Tears; seed beads.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 7 July 2016).
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Beads
Glass beads, c. 1700 A.D.
Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. 4551:3-1901.
A bead is a small object that is pierced for threading, stringing or weaving. Beads can be made of any material, the most common being glass, metal, plastic, seeds, stone or wood. Beads come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
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