Glass beads—strung in a garland—are a wonderful decorative element on a tree, wreath, centerpiece or hanging in an archway. This garland, created in the Thirties or Forties, is eight feet long. Blown glass "diamonds"—colored in bright greens, blues and pinks—are interspersed with silver double-bead "dumbbells." The beads are crafted the same way glass ornaments are made: a glass tube is heated and mouth-blown into a metal mould (in this case, a succession of eight to ten interconnected beads). Once the mould is opened and the glass "tube" is cooled, the interior is "silvered," the colored beads are lacquered, and then the beads are cut-apart from one another.
Click on the photo above to learn more about this handsome vintage garland.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
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