Umbrella Frame
Name/Title
Umbrella FrameEntry/Object ID
G2011.001Description
The umbrella frame is made of 8 long black-painted cane ribs with hand-forged steel pitchfork stretchers pinned through the ribs, and a black lacquered steel slider and top notch. The ribs have hand-carved tapered ends, each with a pair of drilled holes above a carved groove above a rounded tip, to which the cover was sewn. The other ends are tapered to fit with what look like cast caps with a hole on the top, through which wire is run to hold the ends in place in the top notch. About 6" above the tips, there is a worn spot on each rib which suggests that there might have been a cord worked around the circumference to prevent it from blowing inside out. The slider is about 1-1/2" long. If there was a ferrule on the 2" spike, it is gone - most likely a cheap steel or tin cap. The handle is curved with the end carved to look like a hound's head, and painted with rings with dots inside.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionCategory
Accessory
Historic Costume
Made/Created
Date made
1830 - 1850Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
American