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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1875

GUSN

GUSN-32555

Description

Black handmade Chantilly lace over ivory taffeta with pink silk lining; short handle and long ferrule of ivory; telescoping metal shaft.

Details

Descriptive Terms

parasols
accessories
brass (alloy)
Chantilly lace
ivory (tooth component)
silk (textile)
taffeta
Umbrella
Parasol
Parasol

Inscription

Engraved on brass collar aat base of shaft: ""DAVIS/PATENTED/AUG.31.1858""

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Boylston Adams Beal

Accession Number

1929.152

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