For your consideration are these French Cross trade bead necklaces, circa early 1900's. There are three necklaces in this collection; two have red beads with three layers of white crosses and a cloth strand for the necklace and the third has blue beads with three layers of white crosses and two red lines shown inside the crosses. French Cross Beads are African trade beads with a history dating back to the late 19th century in Africa. French cross beads were made in Venice and commonly used for trading purposes in Africa during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. The condition of these necklaces is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of these necklaces are 15" from tie to the tip of the necklace and have an average bead size of 1" x 1/2".