Museum Object Number1952.0186 |
Window hanging (Tieback)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Museum purchase
Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
This tieback was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City between 1929 and 1969.
Europe
This tieback's cord and tassels components were possibly made in Europe between 1650 and 1720.
1929-1969
1. Label; Tag tied onto tassel cord; "52.186/pr. yellow Tassels" (black marker)
Silk; Wood
12 (L) , 5.5 (W) , 4 (Diam)
30.48 (L) , 13.97 (W) , 10.16 (Diam)
Diameter=diameter of each tassel (NB 02/02/2010)
Text available soon.
[Book] Gasc, Nadine. 1973 Des Dorelotiers aux Passementiers. 121.
• General information and visual resources pertaining to passementerie dating, construction, and use.
[Book] Boudet, Pierre & Gomond, Bernard. 1981 La passementerie. 160.
• General information and visual resources pertaining to passementerie dating, construction, and use.
[Article] Cornforth, John. 12/10/1970 The Art of the Trimmings Maker. 5.
• Overview of modern passementerie production.
[Book] Scalamandré. 1990 Scalamandré Guide to Passementerie. 21.
• Overview of passementerie use, style, and modern manufacture.