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1790-1900
GUSN-307868
Pair of circular brass curtain tie backs beaded on inner edge enclosing black transfer-printed circular plaque of a cherub under a tree sitting before an easel.
tiebacks (fasteners)
brass (alloy)
earthenware
Fastener, Curtain
Tieback
Knob, Tieback
Knob, Tieback
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
England
1 3/4 (D), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.424AB
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