Beads and pearls embroidered on silk, on both sides, 6×6 inches. English.
From: The Needle’s Excellency and Other Textiles (Publisher: Mallett, London, 1997)
This is from a SCA researcher, who did a rather spectacular bit of research into those amazing gold German cauls you see often. Sometimes they look like beads, but sometimes they don’t, and here is a bit of info on what they are!
I will just send you there since it’s not entirely beads, even though a decorative thing with a hole technically qualifies, but it is late to post period so – off you go!