First Page
47
ISSN
0843-5499
Last Page
59
Abstract
Beadmaking in France began in pre-Roman times. It reached its zenith in the 19th and 20th centuries when beads of sundry materials and styles were produced in both artisanal workshops and large factories to decorate a multitude of items and to serve as components of fashion jewelry. This article discusses the different beadmakers and their varied products.
Publisher Information
The Society of Bead Researchers is a non-profit scientific-educational corporation founded in 1981 to foster historical, archaeological, and material cultural research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods, and to expedite the dissemination of the resultant knowledge. Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, as well as those interested in keeping abreast of current trends in bead research.
Repository Citation
Opper, Marie-José and Opper, Howard
(1991).
"French Beadmaking: An Historic Perspective Emphasizing the 19th and 20th Centuries."
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
3: 47-59. Available at:
https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol3/iss1/5
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