Carriage parasol
Category
Textiles
Date
1860
Materials
Bone, Brass, Ivory, Lace, Metal, Silk, Wood
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1362886
Summary
Umbrella; Carriage parasol - Folding carriage parasol. Metal framed, flat conical shape. Light wood stick, brass hinge cover, wooden turned handle with spur to hook end, Ivory / bone ferule with swivelling bone / ivory elongated ring from which hangs a double purple tassel from blue cord. Cream silk lining, purple silk cover, both pinked at their edges, the lining hand sewn, the cover machine sewn. A black machine lace cover over both. Note; After 1858 the lace parasol cover became really fashionable. 1860 (circa)