Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parasol: black and white w/carved leaf handle and tassel
Object Number:
INV.8347
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, lace, ivory
Dimensions:
closed: 13 1/2 x 4 in. ( 34.3 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached to shaft: "GIFT OF / ALBERTA / WELCH / 5-6-55"
Description:
Parasol with ivory double ball ferrule with ivory silk tassel, black lace over ivory silk shade, and collapsible ivory shaft with sliding ivory collar and carved handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alberta Welch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
