Name/Title
Crystal bead necklace of the Martin family, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2021.128.8Description
Acc. No. 21.128.8
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1920
Object: necklace
Description: Necklace of graduated clear crystal beads strung on a knotted cotton string, with the larges bead in the center. The beads are double-cone shaped, cut in multiple facets, the smaller beads appear to have the same number, but smaller, of facets as the larger beads.
Size: Length string: approx. 32".
History of Object: Necklace owned by a family member of the Martin family, found in a box decorated with lilies, labeled ‘Martin Family Collection’.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Donation Date: 2016
Catalog Date: 11/28/2021