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.
tiebacks (fasteners)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Silk
TIEBACK
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1318.3AB
Massachusetts (United States)
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