Description
CHIP-CARVED AND PIERCED BRAIDED TASSEL ORNAMENT, dated 1650. Worked from a solid plank of wood to depict five-part braid with tassel end on both sides, one side with "1650" inscribed on rosette finial, old surface, wd. 6 1/2, dp. 1 3/8, ht. 34 3/4 in.