Featured Vintage? Miriam Haskell Necklace Art Glass Beads

I think this may be from the 1950's? Has a hand tag stamped which goes thru to the back side. The beads are some kind of art glass. This is on string, not plastic. Could use some opinions.

 

That length and style says fifties to me.

 

Thank you Owned

 

I’ve never seen MH in the UK. It didn’t seem to get this far.

 

A pretty necklace -- I could see it being worn in the 1950's with a pastel yellow and white sundress. The hang tag on your necklace was used from the early 1950s until the late 1970s. The style looks fifties, but could be early-sixties. From what I can see in the photos, the big bead on the hook seems too large, and the beaded tail looks a little short. The tails usually have a larger bead at the end, so I'm wondering if the original bead on the hook broke off and someone took the bead from the end of the tail and wired it to the hook--but if there's a small metal bead on the end of the tail, then maybe not.

According to an article in Collectors Weekly by Maribeth Keane and Jessica Lewis, "Haskell produced several levels of pieces. The A level might include a very elaborate, very sophisticated, very over-the-top necklace-and-bracelet set. Pieces in the B level were a bit less involved. Something in the C level might be a very nice strand of beads with some sort of a center drop, or even just a plain strand of beads. So there was some consciousness on the part of Haskell for people’s pocketbooks, but primarily it was for the high-end market."

 

Joan, thanks for all the info. According to this site, the tag on this necklace was used in the 50's.

https://www.costumejewelrycollector...-vintage-jewelry-research-jewelry-signatures/

 

Yes, you're correct, but the website says the use of that tag began around 1950-51. I was going by the Cathy Gordon & Sheila Pamfiloff book, Miriam Haskell Jewelry (pages 54-55), that says it was first used by 1951-52 and lasted until the late 1970s when Haskell changed to a single-sided version. [Edit] I do agree that the necklace looks more like a typical 1950s style, but I wouldn't rule out early-60s since the decorated/beaded hook was still being used in the 1960s and even the 1970s.

 

It was the length that makes me think 50s rather than later.

 

Thank you Joan