Parasol

Object Name:

Parasol

Object ID:

1967.010.29

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Parasol. Cream-color satin striped with floral design silk, edged with fine ecru lace, scalloped, 3" wide. Silk cord with tassel half-way down outside. Lined with deep red silk with 4.5" ecru silk border. Red steel frame. Dark painted wood handle with bulbous end. Top end wood, painted dark, cut off at an angle.

Material:

Textile
Wood
Metal
Silk
Steel

Dimensions:

L-29.3 Dia-30 inches

Provenance:

Belonged to donor's mother's family, Julia Hilliard Wallingford, who married Charles Summer Cartland in 1887. Her mother was Alta L. C. Hilliard (1810-1891).

Credit Line:

Gift of Lucia C. Hale and Mary C. Lomison

People:

Cartland, Charles, Hilliard, Alta (1810-1891), Wallingford, Julia Hilliard, Hale, Lucia C. (1890-1973), Lomison, Mary C. (1892-1976)

Subjects:

Parasols, Umbrellas