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Beaded black silk with white lining; brass shaft; carved wooden handle; long pointed brass ferrule.
parasols
accessories
brass (alloy)
carving (processes)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
beads (pierced objects)
Umbrella
Parasol
Parasol
Printed tage stapled to silk: ""Empire Patent/137""
Unknown
Gift of Alice Earle Hyde
1934.1521
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