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Tieback

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1810

GUSN

GUSN-5669

Description

Circular, concave front with stamped scroll, lozenge and acanthus design, covex back centering a prong with a screw end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tiebacks (fasteners)
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
stamping (forming)
acanthus (motif)
lozenges
scrolls (motifs)
Brass
Iron
Stamped
Acanthus
Lozenge
Scroll
TIEBACK

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.25 (D), 3 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.936B

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