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Consists of head, neck & skirt
may or may not use a mould |
Consists of head & skirt, no neck
skirt is pulled through mould |
Consists of ball head, skirt of smaller balls,
commonly three |
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Tassel of any type above, affixed to a rosette
or button (commonly used on cushions) |
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| Knop types |
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| Circular device |
Flat disc shape |
Elongated drop |
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| Rounded top, pointed bottom |
Cylinder top (sometimes flared), rounded
bottom |
Flat top gently flared to rounded bottom |
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| Textile (no mould or form) |
Textile with mould, usually flat disc |
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| Decorative methods applied
to tassel heads or knops |
Type i: Plain
No decoration |
Type ii: Satin
Threads covering the mould |
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| Needle worked decoration; usually based on
buttonhole stitch or variation of |
Usually a turk's head knot |
Openwork weaving/knot |
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| Covered in small beads or jewels; usually
white |
Complicated knot with needleweaving, often
in two colours |
Embroidered over 'satin' type in a spiral |
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| Skirt formed into groups |
Row (single or more) of beads or jewels -
usually white |
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