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Umbrella

1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Umbrella with a hallmarked silver expanded knob handle with an incised curvilinear design, a stained wood handle with silver washer and a black cotton cover with a label inside the apex. The tip is of stained black wood, the ribs of hollow section blackened metal, the tins of tortoiseshell and the catches are of blackened wire. There is a plaited black silk carrying loop and the cover can be caught with a black elastic tag, and with a metal loop and button to fasten.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, stained wood, incised silver, plaited silk and metal
Brief description
Umbrella with a black cotton cover, silver knob and wooden handle, made in Birmingham, 1880s
Physical description
Umbrella with a hallmarked silver expanded knob handle with an incised curvilinear design, a stained wood handle with silver washer and a black cotton cover with a label inside the apex. The tip is of stained black wood, the ribs of hollow section blackened metal, the tins of tortoiseshell and the catches are of blackened wire. There is a plaited black silk carrying loop and the cover can be caught with a black elastic tag, and with a metal loop and button to fasten.
Dimensions
  • Length: 840mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The Acquagarde Unbreakable Tip' (Printed in gold on black on the glazed cotton label inside the apex of the cover)
  • 'W.W.' [with a silver hallmark] (Maker's mark with a silver hallmark on the rim of the handle, probably for Birmingham 1890)
Credit line
Given by Miss J. Thame
Object history
Registered File number 1986/1735.

Information from Donor:
Belonged to Miss Thame's mother (1875-1952) during her young womanhood, and always cherished as her 'best umbrella'. Miss Thame was a dressmaker.
Collection
Accession number
T.171-1986

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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