Object Number 1952.0186

Object Name

Window hanging (Tieback)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This tieback was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City between 1929 and 1969.

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This tieback's cord and tassels components were possibly made in Europe between 1650 and 1720.

Date

1929-1969

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Tag tied onto tassel cord; "52.186/pr. yellow Tassels" (black marker)

Materials

Silk; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

12 (L) , 5.5 (W) , 4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.48 (L) , 13.97 (W) , 10.16 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter=diameter of each tassel (NB 02/02/2010)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.