parasol & bag

Summary

Mauve-blue silk, lined with white silk. embroidered towards edge with meandering stem and leaf pattern in black, white and blue silk, mainly in satin stitch. Metal ribs with ivory tips. Metal stretchers. Frame in 8 sections. Pagoda shape. Spring inside point at top above ribs. Ivory ferrule. Metal hook at edge with cord to hold in place when closed. Wooden handle painted fawn, with wire catch to hold runner in place when closed. Handle carved with thorns towards end, widening in small crook at end. Tubular brown cotton bag in 1 section.