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Item no.:

G1286

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm pillow-shaped beads.  Actually, they are shaped more like a whiskey flask without the spout.

Colors/description:

Opaque white with loose pink stripes; the white is milky, i.e., slightly translucent.  The beads have very visible seams down the sides.

Defects:

I estimate that less than 5% have defects, mostly pits, dirt in the glass, and an occasional crack.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I bought these beads based on a picture, and I don't care for them much.  They are just kind of "blah".  The colors aren't bold, and the beads have an unattractive seam down the sides.  They don't have the sophistication that most Czech beads have.