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Parasol Finial

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Parasol finial of yellow metal, probably brass, of a squirrel eating a nut, screwed on to a two-part ivory stand resembling a chessman with a coronet on top of a turned plinth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Metal and ivory
Brief description
Parasol finial of metal screwed on to a two-part ivory stand, Europe, 19th century
Physical description
Parasol finial of yellow metal, probably brass, of a squirrel eating a nut, screwed on to a two-part ivory stand resembling a chessman with a coronet on top of a turned plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.407-1998

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Record createdMay 31, 2007
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