Green silk cover with white woven border; wood shaft and ribs; brass slider, ferrule and rib caps; slider and ferrule are bulbous at base and engraved with rings; ivory handle with engraved rings & knob end; button and tie closure.
umbrellas
accessories
brass (alloy)
engraving (printing process)
ivory (tooth component)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Umbrella
Umbrella
1. Handwritten note tied to handle: ""Family Umbrella/Bought about/1810 by Noah Doggett of Boston (over)/said to have/cost $10.00"" 2. Carved on handle head: ""N. Doggett""
Unknown
Gift of Dorothy Q. Taylor
1970.48
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