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Parasol (A) is light green silk taffeta; five narrow horizontal tucks; light bird's eye maple wood handle, round, tapered; brass tip; bone points; spokes are covered with silk. Cover (B) is white cotton striped herringbone with opening at tip, drawstring closure.
parasols
accessories
bird's-eye maple
bone (material)
brass (alloy)
silk (textile)
taffeta
Umbrella
Parasol
Parasol
Stamped on hardware: ""EUDELINE/24/ R. VILLE LEVEQUE""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6074AB
Title PARASOL Accession Number 1969.6213
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