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Parasol

1830-1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Parasol with a silk cover. Pagoda shape with a brass ferrule and carved bone shepherd's crook handle. Rib tips of bone, as is the ferrule end which is carved in acorn shape. The ribs are whale bone. The cover is 20th century. Lined with grey cotton.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, whalebone, brass, lined with cotton
Brief description
Half-covered parasol with a black silk cover, brass and ivory handle, whalebone ribs, made by Crawford, England, 1830-1880
Physical description
Parasol with a silk cover. Pagoda shape with a brass ferrule and carved bone shepherd's crook handle. Rib tips of bone, as is the ferrule end which is carved in acorn shape. The ribs are whale bone. The cover is 20th century. Lined with grey cotton.
Dimensions
  • Length: 790mm
Marks and inscriptions
CRAWFORD 28 CHEAPSIDE (Stamped at the junction of the ferrule and handle)
Credit line
Given by Miss D. M. Sudell
Object history
From the acquisition register

The cover of this parasol is 20th century and it was agreed with the donor that it should be stripped and the parasol used as an example of a "pagoda" type frame.
Collection
Accession number
T.4-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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