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Parasol
Object/Artifact
Parasol with printed sturdy cotton cover, simple turned handle, knob and black lacquered tin ferrule. Baleen ribs, black lacquered steel stretchers, short brass runner; the rib tips seem to be carved from the end of the rib and just painted black. The print is a decorative stripe of sprawling black and red arabesques on a white ground, bordered with a coral-colored fat scrolly band, alternating with a tan ground with white arabesques, with pale blue horizontal bands running through everything. Incised MOP button and self-loop to hold it closed.
G2008.055
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Accessory
Historic Costume
1840