Parasol

Object Name:

Parasol

Object ID:

2008.063.03

Creator:

Blanchard Company

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Carriage parasol. Purple silk canopy. Carved mahogany handle. Brass shaft. Eight black steel ribs, each with a brass ball on tip.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Wood
Mahogany
Metal
Brass
Steel

Dimensions:

L-22.3 Dia-17.5 inches

Provenance:

Used by Lydia Gowell Wentworth of Rochester, NH. From the James Corson family house, Salmon Falls Road, East Rochester, NH, built 1876. Donor is a descendant of James and Mary (Curtis) Corson, through daughter Edna (1880-1973), who married Seth Alton Capron.

Credit Line:

Gift of Priscilla Bellairs

Subjects:

Parasols