Blue and green striped silk with white striped and band at bottom; bamboo handle ending in duck head - blue/green, black eyes, tan beak with brass collar; brass tip; metal points; closure is blue silk strap with brass ring - hooks over brass button.
en-tout-cases
umbrellas
parasols
bamboo (material)
carving (processes)
stitching
silk (textile)
Umbrella
Parasol
Parasol
Engraved on metal band inside ""EUDELINE/24/R. VILLE LEVEQUE""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6211
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