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Umbrella

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1901-1902

GUSN

GUSN-69513

Description

Umbrella with carved bamboo-type handle with silver tip engraved "HC." Black fabric.

Details

Descriptive Terms

umbrellas
accessories
brass (alloy)
silk (textile)
silver (metal)
wood (plant material)
Umbrella
Silver
Brass
Silk
Umbrella

Inscription

"H.C." (Engraved)
"BRIGG" (stamped)
"C.C., LION PASSANE, f" (illlegible, possibly "lion's face")

Associated Person

Codman, Hugh, 1875-1946

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35.75 (H), 0.75 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1611

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