Name/Title
Ecru Silk Summer Parasol with wooden handle of Mrs. Blake, 2008 Clinton Ave, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1995.134.1Description
Acc. No. 95.134.1
Subject Category: COSTUME ACCESSORIES
Date or Period: EARLY 1900's
Object: PARASOL
Description:
SUMMER PARASOL OF ECRU-COLORED RAW SILK. HAS ATTACHED WOODEN HANDLE AND TIP, WHICH APPEAR TO BE MADE OF BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE. THE HANDLE (OR GRIP) IS PIERCED AND CONTAINS WOVEN SILK CORDING.
SIZE: 35".
History of Object: THE PARASOL BELONGED TO MRS ROBERT H BLAKE, MOTHER OF THE DONOR.
MR. AND MRS. BLAKE BUILT THEIR RESIDENCE AT 2008 CLINTON AVENUE IN ALAMEDA, IN 1904. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OCCUPIED BY THEIR DAUGHTER, DOROTHY R DYER, AND HUSBAND, UNTIL 1995.
Acquired from: DOROTHY R. DYER
Date: 17 JUN 95
