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Window tieback

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-37620

Description

Elongated; fronts off white linen with edges bound in brown velvet; embroidered wool long stemmed daisy and greens. Backed with yellowish cotton. Brass rings at each end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tiebacks (fasteners)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
tabby (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
wool (textile)
Aesthetic Movement
Fastener, Curtain
Tieback
Tieback

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Boylston Adams Beal

Accession Number

1935.62A

Reference Notes

Cooke, Ed., Editor. Upholstery in America & Europe. [No Publisher].

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