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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
1969.8971
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.8971
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
Secondary Origin Notes
The components may be late-nineteenth- or early twentieth-century revivals of Louis XIV-style (1650-1720) tiebacks and tassels.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "2010IMLSFF.24.2" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (W) x 37.5 (L) x 4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.51 (W) x 95.25 (L) x 10.16 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length-may vary depending on how measured; Diameter=diameter of each tassel