PINK SILK AND LACE WALKING STICK UMBRELLA
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Dome shaped (unfurled) white machine-made lace parasol with pink silk lining. A 16 cm lace border is hand-sewn on the outside of the cover and a ruched lace band is hand-sewn in place of an open cap. Wood veneer ferrule and tube. Brass top/bottom springs. Ten steel ribs, stretchers, tips, and steel runner. A pink silk rosette covers the top notch. A brass cap is glued to the end of the handle. A pink silk ruched ban is affixed to the handle with a brass tack; a hand-sewn silk ribbon serves as a wrist strap.
- Object name:
- PINK SILK AND LACE WALKING STICK UMBRELLA
- Made from:
- lace -- silk -- wood -- brass
- Date made:
- ca. 1900-1910
- Size:
- L. 90 cm., 102 cm. arc
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.11.8
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973