{"product_id":"millefiori-antique-venetian-trade-beads-bear-paw-design-30x11mm-sold-individually","title":"Millefiori, Antique Venetian Trade Beads, Bear Paw Design, 30x11mm, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are priced and sold individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntique Venetian millefiori trade beads 30x11mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is an unusual shape for these beads which normally only come in short thick cylinders, sometimes short barrels or large elbows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are the early version with no core, just off white glass and the scattered \"bear paw\" design. To get an idea where the name came from look at the bottom of the bead in the lower left corner of the image and the right end of the bead just below the coin. Can you see the claws radiating out from the palm?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name was supposedly bestowed by early fur trappers who traded beads like these with Indians in the Rocky Mountains of the US and Canada. They were supplied with various beads by the Hudson Bay Company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the other hand maybe the whole tale was started by modern day wanna be mountain men chatting around the campfire at re-enacting rendezvous, who knows? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Venice, Italy for the African trade, late 1700s to early 1800s when black cores started to be used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53139222397237,"sku":"AFE-2240","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFE-2240Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1784140955","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/millefiori-antique-venetian-trade-beads-bear-paw-design-30x11mm-sold-individually","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}