Mandarin duck tassel, unknown maker from China

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Mandarin duck tassel , date unknown
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: silk; embroidering
Dimensions:
Object Length (Length): 106 cm without loop
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): 107 x 17.6 x 2.7 cm excluding top loop
Object Length (Length): loop 35 cm
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 0000.1184
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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

Receipts from the Chicago department store Marshall Fields indicate that Sallie Casey Thayer acquired some of the Chinese tassels along with several other objects during two shopping trips in October and November 1916.

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