Parasol
- Object Name:
- Parasol
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.916.1
- Date:
- 1890-1910
- Description:
- Parasol. Purple silk taffeta with wide net edge trimmed with cord work. Wooden handle shaft with faint carving at knob end. Ornate egg-shaped knob of faintly carved wood, decorated with metal bands and two green glass cabochons. Hollow metal ribs with silver tips.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Wood
Glass
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-43.3 Dia-33 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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