tassel, unknown maker from China

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tassel
tassel
tassel
date unknown
tassel , date unknown
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: silk; mother of pearl; carving
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 0000.1164.b
Not on display
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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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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018
Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018