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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4463190, member: 2844&quot;][USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] , can you make something of the label?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=14916]@Ex Libris[/USER] , this may interest you (and others):</p><p><a href="https://www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/5000-years-of-beads/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/5000-years-of-beads/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/5000-years-of-beads/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Many beads were made in Germany, especially black beads from the Fichtel Mountain region (Fichtelgebirge). But I have information somewhere that these cobalt blue beads were made in Amsterdam. The Dutch also used them, btw.</p><p>I hope I can find it, if I can, I will post it here. My (re)search skills are close to zero at the moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some that were traded by the VOC to Eastern Indonesia, but that doesn&#039;t prove they were Dutch made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dutch.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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