Digital Collections

Parasol

Object/Artifact

Umbrellla with hand stitched blue plain weave cotton cover with resist border. Selvege edge with string reinforcement hemmed into it. Black wood stick with spiral turnings, antler ‘hoof’ handle; brass tips, ferrule. Whalebone ribs, steel stretchers with stirrup joints on rib ends, gits. No top notch, just wired on. 1 spring. 36”

G90.218

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

1830

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