Parasol

Name/Title

Parasol

Entry/Object ID

G2003.154

Description

Small parasol with ivory bengaline cover, pinked scalloped edges. Lined with ivory silk. Gilt steel frame, turned brass tips; no joint but chased brass slider. Carved bone handle in form of cables threaded through a pulley or block of some kind, attached to frame stick with a steel pin. Finial is flat trapezoid with rustic spiral grooves with attached ivory sillk cord and tassel.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1880

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

parasol, ivory, pinked, silk, carved bone

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