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Parasol

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1885

GUSN

GUSN-53068

Description

Black half silk covered with overlapping runs of black Spanish blonde machine made lace; black lacquered wood handle/shaft; carved wooden knob at base; angled tip; metal ribs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

parasols
accessories
carving (processes)
lace (needlework)
lacquering
metal
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Umbrella
Parasol
Parasol

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mabel L. Schwab

Accession Number

1942.580

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