Parasol
- Object Name:
- Parasol
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.922
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Parasol, folding. Black chantilly lace over white silk. Jointed and elaborately carved ivory handle and tip. Solid wire ribs. Handle bears shield with initials "LL". Silver sleeve, 1.6" long, on handle joint. Two black tassels tied to top end.
- Material:
- Textile
Ivory
Silk
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-25 Dia-19 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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