Parasol
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Silk, silk chiffon, silk ribbon, wood, brass, metal. glass, silk cord.
Measurements
1000 x 880 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603334
Summary
A woman's parasol, made from silk, chiffon and wood. The pink silk canopy is trimmed with three cream silk chiffon flounces, edged with pink silk ribbon. It has a wooden shaft, metal ribs and brass fittings, with a wooden handle which is painted white and decorated with two beige silk cord tassels and a painted glass handle knob in pink, blue and gold.