Ive been so curious about the estimate age of this amazing necklace, the beads feel like they maybe some sort of very light wood? Looks to have been hand painted then sealed with something. The necklace itself is braided un-stretchy rope that can be tied at the back. Does anyone happen to *sort of* know when this necklace was from, because I know how difficult it can be to date these sorts of things, I was thinking, could this be from the 1940s? Just because it reminds me of some accessories from the period. Or is this some sort of "newer" hand crafted jewelry? Thank you!
We have many members who really know their vintage jewelry (I'm not one of them - but the necklace is cute and it's pick-your-own strawberries time here in the northeast. I'll be interested to see the comments, thanks for sharing.
Very cute. It strikes me that strawberries may not have originally been with the cord, ie that someone has strung this at home.
It reminds a lot of the carved and hand painted jewelry of the 80s/90s with much of it being produced in Southeast Asia. Let's see what others say.
Not at all sure, but it looks home made, of a compo or paper based material. It reminds me of the strawberry craze in the early 1970s.
I think the piece is relatively new - '90s or so. I also agree that the berries and the leaves might not be original to the cord. I think the pieces - the strawberries and the leaves are a composite - maybe resin maybe Plaster of Paris or something similar with a high gloss finish applied. They could be from Southeast Asia as Laura suggests. I am not familiar with this type of jewelry. I can tell the pieces are lightweight.
