Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Parasol: crimson w/lace trim and bow on cane handle
Object Number:
INV.8401
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silk, lace, cane, ribbon, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 31 1/2 x 3 in. ( 80 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on fragment of paper found with object: ". . . bought / . . . this in / Frankfort, Germany / in 1881."
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, red silk shade with beige lace trim, and cane shaft with crook handle; red bow attached to handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
