This beautiful old strand of green chevron flattened watermelon trade beads have the wonderful red & white star pattern revealed on the ends.  The glass was layered in canes, then cut, the design resulting from the layering and revealed on the cut end gave them the names of "Star" or "Rosette" beads. A very popular design and certainly one of the most fascinating of the early trade beads.

We have 2 strands (with a little variation) of these left in stock and then they are gone.

Beads are approx. 3/16" to 5/16" in diameter and cover 20" of strand.  They are strung in the traditionally manner on raffia with an overall length of approximately 23"