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Tieback

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-18550

Description

Mercury glass tieback pin (possibly once held back curtain atop mirror); door knob shape.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tiebacks (fasteners)
silvered glass
metal
glass (material)
silver (metal)
Glass
Unidentified Metal
TIEBACK

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.75 x 3.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1245

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