Umbrella
Category
Costume
Date
1825 - 1830
Materials
Textile
Measurements
902 mm (H)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348980
Summary
Umbrella made from green silk woven with a chequered silk border en disposition. It is a pagoda shape with whalebone ribs with bone tips. The handle is metal with a short carved vegetable ivory grip and a carved ivory ferrule. Below the grip is a chased metal band with a crown and LONDON below. There is a large ivory ring attached to the canopy. (female) Cf. Nancy Bradfield 'Costume in Detail' Pg. 140
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 19151 by Charles Paget Wade