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Parasol

1880-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black silk parasol with coloured silk embroidery of figures in landscapes and hand-knotted silk fringe in multiple colours echoing those in the embroidery. Red silk lining. Ivory handle carved with flowers and leaves; ferule carved as a female figure. The faces of the figures are of ivory.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered silk and carved ivory
Brief description
Parasol, black silk with polychrome silk embroidery, red silk lining, carved ivory handle, 1880-90, China
Physical description
Black silk parasol with coloured silk embroidery of figures in landscapes and hand-knotted silk fringe in multiple colours echoing those in the embroidery. Red silk lining. Ivory handle carved with flowers and leaves; ferule carved as a female figure. The faces of the figures are of ivory.
Dimensions
  • Length: 820mm
Style
Credit line
Given by HM Queen Mary
Object history
Embroidered and carved in China for export to the Western world.

Registered File number 3127/1936.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Accession number
T.18-1936

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Record createdOctober 1, 2007
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