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Parasol

ca. 1830-1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 955mm
  • Max. when opened circumference: 2400mm (approx) (Note: Estimated by measuring width of one canopy panel and multiplying by number of panels.)
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
435-1896

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Record createdOctober 2, 2007
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