Parasol (A) is off-white silk moire with scalloped ruffle; white lining with crimped fringe; ivory stick with ball end; Cazal spring; carved, collapsible handle; engraved silver slider; ivory tips on ribs; ivory silk cord and tassels on ferrule. Box (B and C) is two-piece cardboard, covered with white embossed paper; lid edged in blue.
parasols
boxes (containers)
accessories
engraving (printing process)
ivory (tooth component)
moiré
silk (textile)
silver (metal)
Umbrella
Parasol
Parasol
1. Engraved on shaft spring: ""Cazal..."" 2. Written in pencil on lid: ""White silk covered Parasol/1883"" 3. Handwritten note: ""March 21st, 1929/Dear Mr. Appleton,/I am sending this Victorian/ parasol for the Museum at Otis House./It seems in such good condition & in/such perfect style of the period that/it is well worth preserving./Very sincerely yours/Elizabeth G. Norton"".
1929.232A,B,C
Unknown
Gift of Elizabeth Gaskell Norton
1929.232A-C
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