Not on display

Umbrella

1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ladies walking-length umbrella with a black silk machine-stitched cover. The handle is of ivory and a gilt metal-covered expanded knob with an impressed rococo-type scroll design. There is a plaited black silk holding cord.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, ivory, gilt metal
Brief description
Ladies umbrella of silk and gilt metal, probably made by S. Fox & Co Ltd., England, 1909
Physical description
Ladies walking-length umbrella with a black silk machine-stitched cover. The handle is of ivory and a gilt metal-covered expanded knob with an impressed rococo-type scroll design. There is a plaited black silk holding cord.
Dimensions
  • Length: 900mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'M. Johnson' (Incised on the cartouche at the top)
  • 'From the OULTON Mothers' (Incised on the cartouche at the side)
  • 'July 1909' (Incised on the metal at the bottom of the handle)
  • 'PARAGON FRAME SAMUEL FOX & C' (Inscribed on the inside of one of the black metal stays)
Credit line
Given by Miss S. R. Guyatt
Collection
Accession number
T.43-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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