Carriage parasol
Category
Textiles
Date
1870
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Metal, Silk, Silk taffeta
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1362885
Summary
Umbrella; Carriage parasol - Folding carriage parasol. Metal framed, flat conical shape. Ivory / bone stick, hinge cover, handle, slide and ferule, the handle and ferule richly carved with ears of corn, grapes and conrulrulus. Finial of ferule has become detached and is missing. Double tassels hang from cord from ferule and handle. Cream silk taffeta cover, cream silk lining, both machine sewn along the gore edges, the lower edges hand stitched together. 1870 (circa)