Tassel
18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Tassel made of silver thread which is one strand and two-ply and by a thread which may have been silver gilt and is in three-ply. Two small knobs are covered by an interlace of the single strand and plied silver threads. Above this there is a large knob, tightly covered with single strand thread beneath a fancy net of three-ply. The ends of this fall as a thin fringe over a thick fringe of two-ply silver thread. The tassel hangs from a loop of silver cord.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver thread, silver gilt, net |
| Brief description | Tassel of silver thread, France, 18th century. |
| Physical description | Tassel made of silver thread which is one strand and two-ply and by a thread which may have been silver gilt and is in three-ply. Two small knobs are covered by an interlace of the single strand and plied silver threads. Above this there is a large knob, tightly covered with single strand thread beneath a fancy net of three-ply. The ends of this fall as a thin fringe over a thick fringe of two-ply silver thread. The tassel hangs from a loop of silver cord. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr J. B. Fowler. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.164-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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