Umbrella
- Object Name:
- Umbrella
- Object ID:
- 1960.013
- Description:
- Umbrella, large. Man's green silk umbrella with 3" yellow, green, white, and tan striped band at bottom, and 1.5" band at top. Steel and black painted wood frame. Ribs tipped with brass. Round brass sliding band, 5.9" long x 0.85" diameter, on shaft. Octagonal brass ferrule attached below turned and cut bone crook (thumb piece) handle. Shaft tip of ornate decorated brass, 3.5" long. Brass containing ring, 2.7" diameter, attached by ribbon to handle.
- Material:
- Textile
Wood
Metal
Brass
Steel
Silk - Dimensions:
- L-40.5 Dia-56 inches
- Provenance:
- According to family tradition, this umbrella belonged to General John Stark. It came from the Stark homestead and has been in the donor's family for 60 years. Mrs. Charles E. Cotting, the donor, is a descendent of the Starks.
- Subjects:
- Umbrellas
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