Drawn, large, simple, blue barrel-shaped bead with white stripes parallel to perforation
Glass | Object #: 1823668
Kidd and Kidd type Ib, significant silvery patina especially on one side of the bead
Kidd and Kidd type Ib, significant silvery patina especially on one side of the bead
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silver patina obscuring blue glass--true color visible immediately upon wetting the bead.
Kidd and Kidd type IIIa; little to no patina
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silvery patina in patches
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; overall thin white patina, beginning to show yellow patina on the perforation sides. White patina disappears when wet and the blue-green color of the glass is visible, but the yellow patina remains. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; black-purple patina totally obscuring red glass, which can be seen under microscope showing through the sides of the bead. Black patina does not decrease when wet. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; black-purple patina that becomes more transparent when wet; viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; iridescent patina that is transparent when wet.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silvery patina that becomes transparent when wet. Viewed with OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little patina, what is there appears white.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; thin white patina covering the bead, with the light green glass still visible through; on the perforation sides, a yellowish-brown patina has appeared. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/.017
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silvery patina, thick; patina becomes transparent when wet and blue glass very visible. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; red color completely obscured by white-silvery patina. When wet, the bead appears brownish-red to the eye. When wet and placed under the microscope (OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17), it shows to be a brighter red in color.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina. Casing visible by the naked eye, and confirmed under the microscope OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina
Kidd type unknown due to distorted shape; original shape type and manu tech also indeterminate. Little to no patina.