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Window hanging (Tieback)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Metal
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1969.8881
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.8881
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 were possibly made in Europe or North America between 1870 and 1950 as a revival of a Louis XV-style tieback.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "2010IMLSFF.95.5 [crossed out]/2010.0567" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "set of 5/$100" (black marker)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Metal
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
3 (W) x 15 (L) x 3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.62 (W) x 38.1 (L) x 7.62 (Diam)
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.