Name/Title
Beaded necklace of graduated green and white round beads with gold-tone linksEntry/Object ID
2025.1.102Description
A single-strand necklace of opaque round beads in apple/olive green and white, arranged in graduated size — small beads at the back rising to large statement beads at the front centre — and alternating green/white along the strand. Each bead is individually mounted on a gold-tone metal eye-pin and joined to its neighbor by wire links, so the beadwork forms a linked chain rather than a continuous threaded strand. The back of the necklace is completed with a fine gold-tone curb chain and a decorative rectangular box-type clasp. The bold two-color scheme and graduated round beads give the piece a "mod" mid-century fashion character. The beads are glossy and appear sound; the gold-tone findings show light wear.Item Type
NecklaceContext
Used by Gertrudis' granddaughter.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecitionMade/Created
Notes
Date
Circa 1960s (tentative, on style). The mod aesthetic — graduated bold beads in saturated green and white with linked gold-tone findings — is characteristic of 1960s costume jewellery, which would fall within the collection range; however, the retail provenance (see below) may indicate an earlier purchase, so the date is not settled. Undetermined pending provenance.
Place of Origin
Manufacture: undetermined (the necklace could have been imported).
Place of retail/acquisition: Le Trianon (Joyería Trianón), Havana, Cuba — per family information.Materials
Material Notes
Materials
Opaque beads — glass or molded plastic (not determinable from the image); gold-tone base-metal findings (eye-pins, links, curb chain, box clasp).
Technique
Individually wire-linked beads on metal eye-pins; machine-made curb chain; box clasp closure. Graduated, alternating-color arrangement.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
María A. Arús CaraballoNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
María A. Cabrera ArúsNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
usePlace
State/Province
New JerseyCountry
U.S.A.Continent
North AmericaNotes
useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
November 28, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026
