parasol


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

Medium

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