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