String of seventeen beads of polished jet. The beads have a flat rectangular underside and a convex faceted upper side. Each bead is perforated twice across the width. The beads are strung on black cotton yarn. The beads were probably intended to be made up into a bracelet to be worn during mourning.

Collection type: Object
Description: String of seventeen beads of polished jet. The beads have a flat rectangular underside and a convex faceted upper side. Each bead is perforated twice across the width. The beads are strung on black cotton yarn. The beads were probably intended to be made up into a bracelet to be worn during mourning.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Miss J. Watters; Field collector Patience Watters; PRM source Miss J. Watters; PRM source Patience Watters
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1899
Date collected: By 1960
Acquisition information: Donated: 1960
Materials and processes: Material Jet, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Process Polished, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth 5 mm individual rectangle, Width 9 mm individual rectangle, Length: max 188 mm, Length 29 mm individual rectangle
Object numbers: Accession number: 1960.7.1.2