Parasol
1830-1880 (made)
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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
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | T.4-1960 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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