Parasol

Name/Title

Parasol

Entry/Object ID

G88.208

Description

Black painted turned wood stick, jointed, with bone ring handle and decorative brass ferrule. 3” brass slider; 6” brass joint cover with delicate wheel engraved rings. Steel stretchers with stirrup joints. 8 whalebone ribs wired at top. Turned 1.5” bone ferrule with ball tip. Brown hand stitched heavy cotton cover which might be period replacement. Ribs may have been cut down first; present cover conceals the rib ends. 33” long overall.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1840

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

parasol, umbrella, cotton, bone, turned wood