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Tieback

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1858

GUSN

GUSN-18647

Description

Pair of green and white silk tiebacks. Twisted rope finished w/ 3 wooden balls and tassle on each end. Tiebacks looped and fastened w/ central wooden barrel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tiebacks (fasteners)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Silk
TIEBACK

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1318.1AB

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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