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African
Middle Eastern
World Cultures ➔ Beads
Identifier:
163803Description:
Beads in blue and neutral colors. The beads are strung on braided, multi-colored thread.Catalog Card: "Beads-1. Chain reputedly from the Tomb of the Queen of Thebes in Egypt. Neither of us believe this! Bought about 1920 by Miss Marie Adkins in a pawn shop in Paris. Material - clay or rough faience with traces of green glaze. | Marie Adkins, gift"
Materials:
Thread, StoneDimensions:
16" hCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Estate Of Dr. Ruth HerrickRelated Entity:
Estate of Dr. Ruth Herrick (donor)Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum.