Zig-zag
Necklace
1927 (designed)
1927 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
A necklace of alternating black and clear geometric glass beads, each with a zig-zag profile which allows them to interlock closely together. There are forty seven beads (a black one at each end) threaded on a hand-braided black silk cord with spiral terminals.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Zig-zag (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Press-moulded glass and braided silk |
| Brief description | Necklace of alternating geometric black and clear glass beads designed by René Lalique, France 1927, the beads now strung on a black braided silk cord |
| Physical description | A necklace of alternating black and clear geometric glass beads, each with a zig-zag profile which allows them to interlock closely together. There are forty seven beads (a black one at each end) threaded on a hand-braided black silk cord with spiral terminals. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The black bead at either end is signed in cursive script R. Lalique |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gulderen Tekvar |
| Production | The beads are strung on a silk cord hand-dyed and braided by Catherine Martin |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.35-2022 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2022 |
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