parasol
Summary
Blue satin figured with formal leaf border in white at edge and top. Sewn on white silk fringe at edge. Whalebone ribs, tapering tips ending in small knob. Metal stretchers. Frame in 8 sections. Satin sections curved at edge to form scallops. mother of pearl ferrule, white silk cord at base, the 2 ends trimmed with silk-covered acorn shaped tassels. Wooden handle. Small carved mother of pearl crook at end. Handle broken towards end.
Object Name
parasol
Date Created
1845-1850
Dimensions
Size: 71.1cm
accession number
1947.3166
Collection Group
Medium
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