COBALT BLUE FACETED 1/2” RUSSIAN TRADE BEADS
COBALT BLUE FACETED 1/2” RUSSIAN TRADE BEADS
A 63 FACETED BEAD NECKLACE ON COTTON STRING. THE BEADS WERE CALLED RUSSIAN TRADE BEADS WHEN I STARTED COLLECTING IN THE 1960S. I THINK MORE LIKELY DUTCH FACTORIES, AND MARANO, & VENICE. THE BEADS ARE 1/2” in diameter.