FLORAL PRINT NYLON PARASOL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Inverted saucer shaped (unfurled) parasol with a floral printed multi-colored nylon cover. White-painted stick, with a turned wood ferrule, that terminates in a turned handle. Eight steel ribs and stretchers are covered in a cream synthetic fabric. Wire top/bottom springs are painted white. A cream nylon rosette covers the inside cap while a rosette of printed nylon covers the top of the steel runner. A ruched nylon band with nylon wrist strap of the same material as the cover is hand-sewn and glued to the tube.
- Object name:
- FLORAL PRINT NYLON PARASOL
- Made from:
- nylon -- wood
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1950-1960
- Size:
- L. 55 cm., 61 cm. arc
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.11.14
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973