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Collection Item: Parasol

Basic info

Collection
Costume and Textiles
Object name
Parasol
Object category
Costume, female
Object subcategory
Accessories carried
Description
Parasol. Dome shaped cover of white silk. The top edge has a white, embroidered muslin cover. Beneath this are alternate rows of ruching in white silk and silk chin?ith pink flowers. The spike is long and thin, of wood and with a metal ferrule. Underneath is a double ruched frill of silk chin?The stick is of wood. The handle is a porcelain knob with a floral decoration. The ribs and stretchers are silk covered.
Production date start
1885
Production date end
1895
Period
Victorian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORCM : BA367
Number of objects
1
Classification code
3.3381
Classification scheme
SHIC
ID
10000016

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Silk (Part)
Silk chiné (Part)
Wood (Part)
Porcelain (Handle)
Dimensions
Whole length 915.0 mm
Cover length 520.0