Parasol
ca. 1830-1840 (made)
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Green silk parasol with silk fringe trimming, bone ring holding closed, Chinese export ivory carved handle with metal slide hinge and ivory tip.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silk on metal and baleen frame with carved ivory handle |
| Brief description | Parasol of green figured silk with Chinese export ivory handle; English, 1830s |
| Physical description | Green silk parasol with silk fringe trimming, bone ring holding closed, Chinese export ivory carved handle with metal slide hinge and ivory tip. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by E. S. Dove |
| Object history | Description from the acquisition register Parasol, with cover of green silk damask, woven with a floral pattern, and having a border woven with the rose, thistle and shamrock; there is a fringe and lining of white silk. The handle is of ivory, carved in relief with dragons, birds and flowers. The cover, English; the handle, Chinese; middle of the 19th century. |
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| Accession number | 435-1896 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2007 |
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