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Passementerie (Tassels)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1961.0302.001-.004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1961.0302.001-.004
Object Name
Passementerie (Tassels)
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
he tassels were possibly made in Europe between 1650 and 1720. One of the tassels may be a late-nineteenth- or early-twentieth-century reproduction of a Louis XIV-style tassel.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "61.302.1-.4" (black marker)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
4 (W) x 6 (L) x 2.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.16 (W) x 15.24 (L) x 6.35 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter=one tassel diameter; measurements the same for each tassel