Tiebacks (Set of Five)
Maker
Maker unknown
(French, possibly)
Date1840-1860
MediumGlass, gilt brass
DimensionsOverall: 10in. (25.4cm)
ClassificationsSTRUCTURES
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number60.43.1-5
On View
On viewCollections
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Label TextFloral subject matter provided a cohesive decorative formula. Flower patterns were not only incorporated into furniture forms, they were also embodied in upholstery, curtains, wallpaper, and smaller decorative arts. No article, functional or decorative, was left unadorned.
Tiebacks were used to hold back heavy drapery at windows and doorways. Other floral examples of this form are on view in the bedroom and parlor of Fountain Elms.
