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Rare and valuable find - an antique pocket rosary from the mid-1800s, featuring white Prosser glass beads. This religious artifact is a unique piece of Christian history, likely used by a nun or a devout individual in a convent, found at a convent sale at Sacred Heart Church here in New Haven CT. With its intricate design and historical significance, this rosary is a prized collectible for those who appreciate religious artifacts and vintage items. To find a Prosser bead rosary in white is unique find.
Prosser beads were first fashioned into small rosaries during the 1860s to the late 1800s. While the \"cold paste pressing\" molding technique was originally invented by the English Prosser brothers in 1840, the rights were bought by Frenchman Jean-Félix Bapterosses, who began mass-producing the beads in France between 1860 and 1864. Bapterosses\' factory was able to turn out these dense, glass- or porcelain-like beads each year, they became highly affordable and widely accessible across Europe. Religious manufacturers immediately began using these small, durable beads—distinguished by a faint mold seam or \"belt\" around the center—to craft lightweight, miniature pocket rosaries.
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