A striking long yellow uranium glass bead necklace with large oblong beads and a vivid green glow under UV light. The necklace has a bold Art Deco look, with smooth elongated beads, warm yellow color, and dramatic blacklight reactivity that makes it especially appealing to uranium glass collectors and vintage jewelry lovers.
Style & Era Notes:
This necklace has strong Art Deco styling, especially in the elongated oblong bead shapes, long strand length, and bold geometric rhythm. Yellow uranium glass and UV-reactive glass jewelry are often associated with early 20th-century Czech and European glass bead traditions, as well as the broader collector interest in Art Deco and Depression-era glass.
Research / Identification Notes:
Uranium glass is glass colored with uranium oxide, a material documented by the Corning Museum of Glass with early references dating to the 19th century. Yellow to yellow-green uranium glass is often called Vaseline glass by collectors, though uranium glass is the broader term. Under ultraviolet light, uranium glass can fluoresce a bright green, which is visible in the UV photos of this necklace.
Materials & Details:
Long yellow uranium glass bead necklace with large oblong UV-reactive glass beads and smaller accent beads. The necklace includes an extender; lobster clasp has been added to the extender. Please review photos for bead color, UV glow, bead surfaces, strand condition, clasp, extender, and overall construction.
Measurements / Size / Weight:
Necklace measures approximately 32.5" end to end with extender and approximately 27.5" end to end without extender. Total weight is approximately 47 grams, including extender.
Testing / Verification Note:
Beads are identified as uranium glass based on visible yellow glass appearance and strong green UV reactivity shown in photos. No laboratory material testing or maker attribution is included.
Condition:
Vintage condition with age-appropriate wear. Please review photos for bead surfaces, small marks, strand condition, spacer beads, clasp, extender, and any signs of restringing or prior alteration. Lobster clasp has been added to the extender.
Styling Tip:
Wear it long over black, ivory, chocolate brown, olive, rust, denim, or a simple slip dress for a graphic Art Deco-inspired statement. It also layers well with other glass bead strands, gold-tone chains, or collectible vintage glass jewelry.
Shop Note:
Product descriptions are written and reviewed with care based on visible construction, markings, testing when available, seller research, and detailed photos. Vintage and antique jewelry may show age-related wear, and gemstone, metal, maker, and era identifications are provided in good faith unless professionally appraised, certified, or documented.
