{"product_id":"rare-vintage-antique-hand-carved-white-meerschaum-beads-32-11mm-floral-beads-16-inch-strand-b4-misc115","title":"Rare Vintage Antique Hand-Carved White Meerschaum Beads – 32  11mm Floral Beads, 16-Inch strand.  B4-misc115","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eA rare and collectable strand of vintage white meerschaum hand-carved beads, sourced directly from Turkey. Meerschaum is a natural mineral sepiolite prized for its feather-light feel and porous texture.  There are 32 beads, approximately 11mm each that are finely hand-carved in a floral motif.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name Meerschaum is the German word for sea foam (Meer, sea + Schaum, foam). It is said that this designation was given because of the once held belief that it represented compressed whitecaps of waves in the sea; its light weight and off-white color apparently led to this belief. The French call it 'écume de mer'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67750812221513,"sku":"B4-misc115","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2791\/8400\/files\/b4misc115.jpg?v=1792461448","url":"https:\/\/www.earthlyadornments.com\/products\/rare-vintage-antique-hand-carved-white-meerschaum-beads-32-11mm-floral-beads-16-inch-strand-b4-misc115","provider":"Earthly Adornments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}