1830-1850
GUSN-21482
Black cotton umbrella with a wooden shaft and ivory handle. Umbrella spokes are painted black, with ivory tips. L-shaped handle.
umbrellas
accessories
cotton (textile)
ivory (tooth component)
wood (plant material)
Umbrella
Umbrella
Embossed on metal tag on shaft: ""LYON/ MAKER/ CASTLE STREET/ LIVERPOOL"" Painted on handle: ""R.H. TUCKER""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Lyon (Maker)
Liverpool, England
36.5 (H), 57 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.3082
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