13mm Venetian millefiori bead in Blue and White (1960/70s) 5 rows The Miyuki number for these

The Miyuki number for these beads is 4462

This is a 50g pack of size 11/0 Matt Opaque Turquoise Blue Lustre seed beads made by the Japanese company Miyuki

The cane has 6 layers of colour glass which has then been cut and shaped to make a bead approximately 9mm in diameter

The clasp measures about 14mm- has 3 rows and a springtongue mechanism

13mm Venetian millefiori bead in Blue and White (1960/70s) 5 rows The Miyuki number for theseThis is a Blue and White millefiori bead which was made on Murano Venice in the 1960s and 1970s. The bead is approximately 13mm in diameter. Due to the production methods there is a lot of variation between the beads so no two are the same.