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UMBRELLA

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1900

GUSN

GUSN-12919

Description

Taupe/red changeable silk twill; red lining; wooden handle at 90 degree angle, with red/taupe tassels; bone cover at tip; black hardware; matching cover(.2) with brass eye and clasp closure; black metal points; umbrella(.1) has closure of silk strap with metal ring which hooks onto button.

Details

Descriptive Terms

umbrellas
accessories
stitching
machine-made
metal
silk (textile)
twill
wood (plant material)
Women's personal gear
Silk
Unidentified Metal
Hand Stitched
Twill
UMBRELLA

Inscription

Engraved on metal hardware ""Strong/DEPOSE"" (2) brass clasp ""AU BON MARCHE""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1969.6201.1&2

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6201.1-2

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