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Parasol
Object/Artifact
Parasol with straw colored silk cover with damask striped border. Dome shaped. 8 whalebone ribs. Varnished steel wire stretchers. White faux bamboo jointed wood stick with brass slider, small bone leaf hook handle. Bone swan ferrule, vegetable ivory cap with matching silk bow. 2 springs. Bone bell+elastic closure.
G92.067
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1850
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