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Chevron Beads
Chevron beads are special glass beads that were
created by glass bead makers in Venice and Murano, Italy, towards the end of the 15th century. They may also be referred to
as Rosetta, or star beads. The term rosetta first appeared in the inventory of the Barovier Glass works in Murano, in 1496,
in context with beads as well as with other glass objects. Chevron beads can be composed of a varied number of consecutive
layers of colored glasses. The initial core is formed from a molten ball of glass (called a "gather") that was melted in a
furnace. If the glassworker is making beads, an air bubble is blown into the center of the gather via a blowpipe, thus creating
an opening, the future bead's perforation. When making solid multilayered cane intended to be used for decorating millefiori beads,
no air bubble is inserted. The gather (with the air bubble in its center) is plunged into a star-shaped mould, which can have
anywhere between five and fifteen points. Several layers of glass can be applied, returning to the mould as desired, to create
either a star-shaped or smooth effect for each layer.
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Set of six brown, green and white chevrons from the Venice area,
circa 1900. You will receive the exact beads in the photo!
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Set of six assorted chevrons in different styles and covering
different time periods. Chevrons were made in Venice and the Netherlands from the late 1600s onwards. All of these chevrons
are at least 50 years old, some are likely much older! I kept the beads in the same order in both photos.
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Set of six brown, green and white chevrons from the Venice area,
circa 1900. You will receive the exact beads in the photo!
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One more set of six brown, green and white chevrons from the
Venice area, circa 1900. You will receive the exact beads in the photo!
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Very colorful chevrons from circa 1900.
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Lot of six bright green chevrons, circa 1900. I added a couple of chipped ones into the lot as freebies!
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