Vintage 1940 TAXCO Mexico Sterling silver necklace pendant turquoise hubbell

Large MEXICO TAXCO Sterling Silver Necklace Pendant A highly Detailed, sterling silver filigree design surrounds a vibrant turquoise colored hubbell glass oval. Since the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, glass beads have been widely traded and incorporated into Native art. For many hundreds of years, Venice was the center of European glass production, and Italian glass found its way to the most remote corners of the world. While the Southwest has always been associated with turquoise, it was not always as plentiful or as available as it is today. In the early 20th century, Lorenzo Hubble imported a characteristic light blue opaque Czech glass, in beads as well as larger chunks. Still known as Hubble glass, today it is a collectible in its own right. Hubbell beads were glass beads imported from Italy, Bohemia and later Czechoslovakia. This pendant is marked with the eagle 2 stamp and dates from the 1940’s Very well made, solid craftsmanship! Wide bail for thicker chains and omegas Vintage Taxco in excellent condition! Marked Eagle 2! Approximately 34 x 50mm 6 grams Thank you!