Brass Strand of Beads

Rippled ropes of little gold rings, jumbled into a satisfying mess.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass has long been a favored metal for beads, its warm gold color deepening to a soft brown with handling. Stacked round beads with squared shoulders in a soft, aged gold, forming bumpy, coiled strands. A faint reddish bead or two break the golden run. White thread shows in a gap near the middle of the pile.

Orderly in construction, delightfully rowdy in a pile.