Tassel of silk, possibly made in France or Italy, 1700-1750Tassel of bright yellow silk. The main body is cylindrical (2.5 inches) topped by a smaller bulbous shape (1.5 inches) with a waist. Core of wood covered with silk. The covering consists of strands of bright yellow twisted silk bound flat, and held down by a yellow silk net, simple twisted lattice over the bulbous part and knotted in a chequer pattern over the cylinder. The fringe is made from a portion of the silk covering falls straight with cut ends, 4 inches long. The base is covered by the rest of the yellow silk strands knotted in the hollow centre of the core.