Parasol
- Object Name:
- Parasol
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.456.1
- Place of Origin:
- France
- Date:
- 1890-1900
- Description:
- Parasol. Tan silky material with woven stripe. Wood handle simulating tree branches, which twist into knot for handle. Small brass tip. Metal wire ribs (hollow) with celluloid tips. Maker's mark printed in silver text on fabric under canopy: "TRADE MARK / LYON / MAKER", with figure of a lion.
- Material:
- Textile
Wood
Metal
Silk - Dimensions:
- L-37.1 Dia-42 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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