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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