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Parasol
Object/Artifact
Mourning parasol with black moire silk cover and black painted wooden stick with small hook handle. Long plain finial with black tinted bone point. 8 black baleen ribs with turned ends, and steel stretchers. Jointed with black lacquered brass joint cover. Fine black silk fringe around cover and finial.
G2003.181
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1845 - 1855
parasol
mourning
moire
silk
baleen
fringe