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Passementerie (Tassel)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1969.8862
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.8862
Object Name
Passementerie (Tassel)
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 were possibly made in Europe between 1720 and 1775 (Louis XV style). This tassel may have been made in the late-nineteenth or early-twentieth-century as a Louis XV revival.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "2010.0548/2010IMLSFF.68.1 [crossed out]" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Wool
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
13 (H) x 4 (W) x 3.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.02 (H) x 10.16 (W) x 8.89 (Diam)