String of blue glass beads

Made:
1871-1920
String of blue glass beads, with central heart shaped bead

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String of blue glass beads, with central heart shaped bead
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String of blue glass beads, with central heart shaped bead, decorated with moulded diaper design, said to protect against bronchitis, Lovett collection, from Acton, English, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665427
Materials:
glass and fibre, thread
type:
necklace