Vintage Murano Glass Wedding Cake Beads Screw Back Earrings, 1950s

*Description: This is a great pair of Murano Glass Wedding Cake beaded screw-back earrings from the late 1950s to 1960s. This would be a great addition to your vintage jewelry collection or make a great vintage gift! According to “The Book of Beads” by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig, wedding cake beads are described as rich bohemian beads with goldstone and rosebud trims. Glass beads are a mixture of sand, potash or soda, heated with lime, and invented in Egypt about 9,000 years ago. It was crafted into beads by the Egyptians and Romans. Glass beads are essential to adornment the world over and the trade of these beads are surrounded by secrecy. Glass bead making techniques are still passed down by word of mouth in Venice, where in 1292 glass makers were moved to the island of Murano and forbidden, on pain of death, to reveal their secrets. *Approximate Measurements: Length - 1 1/2 Inches, Width - 1/2 Inch *Condition: Good vintage condition. The beads are older than the metal portion of the earrings. The earrings were probably replace when the original pair wore out. They were usually brass. Will see signs of wear under magnification. See photos for details. *Hallmark: Unsigned *Item E5309