Parasol
- Object Name:
- Parasol
- Object ID:
- 1898.002.01
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Parasol. Green and gold changeable silk with woven striped border. Light polished wood shaft with roughly pointed wooden tip. Ribs attached to a brass pusher, 6" long. Ribs have brass tips. Crook handle is of embossed leather; seal on one side shows an eagle, 13 stars, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM"; on other side is a profile of a man and "GEORGE WASHINGTON." Flowers on tip of crook. Detached brass ring.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Wood
Metal
Brass
Leather - Dimensions:
- L-38 Dia-50 inches
- Provenance:
- The parasol originally belonged to Luther W. Nichols (1789-1866) of Boston, MA, and was presented to NHHS by his granddaughter, Dr. Jane Elizabeth Hoyt.
Dr. Hoyt was the first Concord, NH, woman to open a doctor's office in her own town. She was born Sept. 23, 1860 in the old family home on the corner of State and Maple Streets. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane Elizabeth Hoyt
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