1920s Beaded Accessory....What's It?

[dorotheascloset]

Got this yesterday...only measures 14" around, no closure, no stretch. Glass beads. Too small to be a headband (an average newborn's head is 14"), no stretch so not like a garter or upper arm band, no opening to put around the neck. Thoughts? I can't figure it out! Thanks!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

How unusual! I really wonder what this could be. Could it have been a made to measure "garter"? Didn't they have some hosiery back then that was relatively shorter than what we are accustomed to? just above the knee?

 

[pastperfect2]

It looks like a camp type craft - so maybe it wasn't actually jewelry or meant to be worn?

Hollis

 

[thespectrum]

I was wondering the same thing Hollis. We have some pieces very similar to that that belonged to my DH's grandmother that she did on a little bead loom as handicrafts projects.

 

[Pinkcoke]

animal collar?

 

[dorotheascloset]

Hmmmm. I guess it could be a practice craft, but I wonder why sew the ends together then? It definitely could work as a collar!

 

[Pinkcoke]

it just struck me as the only reason to put a name on really...and a kindy cutesy thing to do as well!

 

[dorotheascloset]

Makes sense! I jokingly told the girl who brought it to me that it could be an urn label....

 

[Pinkcoke]

that would creep me out...

 

[furwise]

I don't know at all but am saw this and was trying to think of what how this would serve purpose.

I wondered if this could possibly be an anklet. It would be really large but 14" might allow for it to go over the foot without having to stretch and rest on top on of the foot maybe

or

if it were used for camping could it possibly be placed over someone's drink, food, shampoo, or some other container for identification purposes so everyone would know what was in that container belonged to Helen?

 

[dorotheascloset]

Far too big to be an anklet, would slide right off...we've tried every body part possible!

 

[thespectrum]

Hmmm... a headband for a newborn baby girl?

 

[dorotheascloset]

We wondered, but I googled baby-head sizes (hahaha!) and a newborn is 14", which is what this measures. So it wouldn't go on, no stretch (also a little weird to put glass beads on a baby head maybe? I don't know...?). But we considered it. It's still possible, for a small baby to wear for a picture or something....!