Reproduction Tiebacks

Dateabout 1910-1930

MediumPressed green glass; pewter and iron

DimensionsComponent (diameter x length of .1): 3 3/8 x 3 1/2in. (8.6 x 8.9cm)
Component (diameter x length of .2): 3 3/8 x 4in. (8.6 x 10.2cm)

ClassificationsGlassware

Credit LineBequest of Martha R. Lambert

DescriptionPair of reproduction tiebacks, each made of pressed green glass with a pewter shank. The tiebacks each have a raised six-petaled rosette on top, embellished with a three-part fan between each petal and with raised circles outlining the petals. The back of each tieback has a raised hexagonal area in the center, with an impression that corresponds to each petal on the front. Each tieback has a small round metal knob in the center of the rosette that extends through the tieback to a pewter shank in the back that ends in an iron screw. There is a moderate amount of rusting over all the surfaces of each shank.

Object number1979.68.38.1-.2

NotesHistorical Note: The home of Martha Ruhamah Tryon Lambert (1892-1979) was located at 712 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut.

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