Black machine made Chantilly lace over black half satin; telescoping handle; T-shaped handle; marquise hinge; black silk lining; bulbous ferrule. In original two-piece cardboard box covered with white moire.
parasols
boxes (containers)
cardboard
Chantilly lace
metal
paper (fiber product)
satin
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Parasol, Carriage
Parasol, Carriage
1. Engraved on handle: Lyon patent ""PAT'D. AUG.31.1868/EXT'D AUG.29.1872/A LYON. APR.7.1874"" 2. Handwritten note on engraved calling card tied to handle: front - ""Mrs. Mabel L. Schwab"" reverse - ""Considered quite/necessary in the days/of horses and other/carriages."" 3. Ink stamp inside box lid"" E. Badger/ Successsor to Joseph Lyon & Co/Mfctr. & dealer in umbrellas, parasols & canes/29 Temple Place Boston MA/Repairing & pink ing.""
Unknown
Gift of Mabel L. Schwab
1942.583
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