Folding parasol with brown watered silk cover, black fringe, carved ivory stick and whale bone ribs; English, 1840-50

Given by Mr G. F. Spencer

Description from the acquisition register

Cover of brown glacé silk trimmed at edge and round ferrule end with darker brown fringe. It's turned bone folding hand with a crook end is decorated with a carved garland of leaves. The ribs are whalebone with bone tips. The ferrule end is looped for suspension with a brown tassel attached and there is a similar one attached to the guard and catch which keeps it closed when folded. It is hand-stitched throughout.

T.43A. BOX. This fits the parasol when closed. It is of pasteboard, the lid decorated in three panels, the two outermost of gilt paper with 'watered' pattern. The centre with an Austrian(?) rural scene. There is a border of paper strip with stamped pattern of gilt circles. At one end of box is written 'slate' and on box lid 'brown glacé'.

Said to have belonged to donor's ancestor Mary Munro b.1831

T.43-1958