DepartmentLatin America
Necklace, Rosario with Virgin of Copacabana and Venetian glass beads
NameNecklace
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateLate 19th century
Place collectedCuzco, Peru, South America
Probably madeCopacabana, La Paz, Bolivia
MediumGlass beads, silver, cotton
Dimensions13 3/16 × 4 1/2 × 3/8 in. (33.5 × 11.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.2
Object numberA.2020.25.2
ProvenanceDonor purchased in Cuzco, Peru ca. 1990
DescriptionThis necklace consists of glass beads with silver pieces strung on thread. There are 14 milagros in several variations, each with a match on the opposite side of the necklace. The base of the necklace there is a small silver crucifix attached with thread.
Artist unrecorded
late 19th century
Late 19th Century, Patricia LaFarge
ca. 1910
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
