Parasol
1840s (made)
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Parasol with a green figured satin cover woven 'en disposition' with a damask leaf pattern over which is a design of purple-blue flowers and bird sprays on curving stems. Trimmed with a green silk fringe. It has a long straight brown stained wooden handle with a hollow carved ivory tip and a flat carved ivory crook handle. The ribs are of whalebone, and the stays of black japanned metal with square sections. There is a top spring. A green silk carrying tassel is slotted through a hole in the handle, and a green silk cord with a button and brass fitting to keep it closed. The cover is hand-stitched.
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Materials and techniques | Figured satin, silk fringe, stained wood, carved ivory, whalebone, brass |
Brief description | Parasol of figured satin, stained wood and carved ivory, England, 1840s |
Physical description | Parasol with a green figured satin cover woven 'en disposition' with a damask leaf pattern over which is a design of purple-blue flowers and bird sprays on curving stems. Trimmed with a green silk fringe. It has a long straight brown stained wooden handle with a hollow carved ivory tip and a flat carved ivory crook handle. The ribs are of whalebone, and the stays of black japanned metal with square sections. There is a top spring. A green silk carrying tassel is slotted through a hole in the handle, and a green silk cord with a button and brass fitting to keep it closed. The cover is hand-stitched. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss Louise Band |
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Accession number | T.182-1965 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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