Murano
The island, just outside of Venice, where the glassmakers are situated. More info here.
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Murano/Venetian glass - Glass beads in a variety of colors with gold or silver leaf foiling directly inside the beads.
MURANO GLASS
The island of Murano, Venice has been home to glassmakers for many centuries and their skill is world renowned. Many beads are still made by hand on this island and sold around the world.
Murano glass bead necklace
When the gem faceting craze swept across Europe in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, glass was once-again used as a gem simulant.
This technique was developed in Murano, an island near Venice, Italy, where it has been used for hundreds of years. Licensed Italian Charms Authentic images of licensed characters and trademarks featured on Italian charms.
These beads frequently originate form an island off of Venice called Murano where many glass factories and artisans reside. A few manufacturers also operate on the Venice mainland.
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In an ancient glass factory at Murano near Venice, Italy, molten copper was tipped by accident into a crucible of molten glass and crystallized out in tiny bright triangular crystals forming a melt from which objects with golden light could be formed.
First record of goldstone (aventurine glass) in Murano Italy
1650
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Today, many types of beads made by hand in Murano and Venice are sold under this label. Generally the term denotes a very high level of craftsmanship and that the beads are made individually by hand. More about Venetian Beads ...
Wedding cake beads are lamp worked glass beads that are decorated with intricate, colorful glass overlays, often of roses and decorative swirls and dots. This type of bead was originally made in Murano, Italy.
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Wedding Cake Beads - These are ornate and colorful lamp worked glass beads which have been decorated with swirls and dots. They originated in Murano, Italy.
It is named for its resemblance to Venetian aventurine glass - tradition holds that a Murano worker accidentally dropped copper filings into the molten glass, ...
As for how the glass obtained its name, tradition has it that a Murano workman accidentally dropped some copper filings in molten glass, creating an attractive new material.
Lampworked glass beads are made in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and designs, including millefiori, rose-like overlay beads (pictured above), aventurine glass, and many others. Lampworking was invented in the 1700's in Murano, Italy.
 See also: Glass, Stone, Gemstone, Gold, Jewel
  
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