Tassel
Unknown Maker
Tassel head of wood covered with red silk and gilt thread in chevron design. Collars of metallic thread and red satin strips; skirt of small red floss tassels hanging on gilt loops. Loop at top made of red braided silk threads.
17th century
Medium: silk and metallic thread (gold foil on silk core) on a wood core
1916-4-5
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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