Parasol
Category
Costume
Date
1830 - 1840
Materials
Moiré silk, silk fringe, ivory, wood, metal, brass.
Measurements
610 x 540 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603330
Summary
A woman's parasol made from silk, wood and ivory. The parasol has a mid green moiré silk canopy which is decorated with a dark green silk fringe around the ferrule and border. It has a wooden shaft and an articulated carved ivory handle, with part wood/part metal ribs and brass fittings and ivory spoke covers.