Hand hammered ingot silver with chiseled array stamping at ends. Silver raindrops were placed on both sides between each of the 9 Hubbell glass cabochons and one on each end of the row. You can see the letters MIC are scratched onto the inside center, possibly a trading post code. Pieces like these are rare and represent a distinctive and historic place in time.
“Hubbell glass” as it came to be called, was imported from Italy and Bohemia, from the beginning of the 20th Century. Indian trader, (Juan) Lorenzo Hubbell, made these glass beads and cabochons available to Native silversmiths at his various trading posts, (the most famous of them being in Ganado, Arizona). It was a cheaper, more readily available alternative to turquoise, which could at times be difficult to obtain. According to records, the last order he made was in 1923. It's use was largely discontinued by the 1940s.
Length end to end: 5 1/4"
Gap Between ends: 1 1/8"
Width: 1/2"
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