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Tassel (Italy)
This is a Tassel. It is dated 17th century and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is linen and its technique is braided and knotted. It is a part of the Textiles department.
Tassels are normally associated with richly colored glossy silk. The techniques employed for these white linen versions combine the skills of the passementier (braiding and knotting) with the materials and techniques of the lace maker, in one case used to create tiny lace flowers and figures.
This object was
bequest of
Richard Cranch Greenleaf (American, 1887–1961).
It is credited Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf.
- Hanging, Prayer Wall
- linen, cotton.
- Gift of Momentum Group.
- 2013-48-1
- Drawing, A Salon in Restoration Taste
- brush and watercolor, gouache on white wove paper.
- Thaw Collection.
- 2007-27-6
- Trimming (Italy)
- silk.
- Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
- 1902-1-968
Our curators have highlighted 9 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Print, The Third Knot (Interlace Pattern with White Medallion)
- woodcut on off-white laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1944-37-1-b
- Cabinet Cabinet
- joined hardwood, sheet vellum, applied, cut, and molded copper ornaments,....
- Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
- 1982-22-1
- Purse (England)
- metallic yarns.
- Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri, McNeil, and General Acquisitions....
- 1989-30-1
Its dimensions are
H x W: 17.8 x 9.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Tassel (Italy); linen; H x W: 17.8 x 9.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-51-14
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Making Design.
