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Window hanging (Tieback)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1969.8824
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.8824
Object Name
Window hanging (Tieback)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; North America
Origin Notes
This tieback or tassel was probably acquired and altered for use with Winterthur's furnishing textiles between 1929 and 1969.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The components may be late-nineteenth-century or early-twentieth-century revival tassels made in Europe and/or the United States. The tieback and tassel components may also have been made in Europe between 1815 and 1850 and significantly re-fashioned for use at Winterthur.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "2010.0506/2010IMLSFF.0018.001 [crossed out]" (graphite)
Location: tied paper label
Inscription: "Tie backs used/for curtains/Federal Bed room/1962.garden/tour" (ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
3.75 (W) x 21 (L) x 2.25 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.525 (W) x 53.34 (L) x 5.715 (Diam)