Parasol
- Object Name:
- Parasol
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.886
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Parasol. White linen, elaborately embroidered with foliate cut work on lower edge. Handle, curved at end, made from knobby tree branch, natural finish. Brass wire twisted around small section near handle. Brass cap on top end. Hollow wire ribs with brass tips.
- Material:
- Textile
Wood
Metal
Linen - Dimensions:
- L-38.5 Dia-32 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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