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Parasol
Object/Artifact
Machine stitched apricot silk taffeta cover with scallop-pinked scalloped edges, ivory or white silk lining. White painted jointed wood stick with silverplated slider, carved bone handle and turned bone ferrule. White silk cord and tassle. Steel ribs and stretchers.
G85.654
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1870
parasol
umbrella
machine stitched
silk taffeta
carved bone
turned bone
silverplated slider