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Parasol

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream parasol with looped braid border. Long tapering handle of blonde tortoiseshell studded with paste gems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Parasol
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Silk over metal frame, tortoiseshell handle with paste studs
Brief description
Parasol of silk with tortoiseshell handle, made by Karl Heiss, Vienna, ca. 1890.
Physical description
Cream parasol with looped braid border. Long tapering handle of blonde tortoiseshell studded with paste gems.
Dimensions
  • In cover length: 770mm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Frank Wooster
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 444
Collection
Accession number
T.268-1974

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Record createdOctober 23, 2007
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