Sunshade

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Subject

Accessories

Title

Sunshade

Date

1850 - 1870

Format

26 1/2 inches long; 11 inch radius (67.3 cm; 28 cm)

Description

Sunshade with metal wire ribs supporting a silk canopy with a white ground and ikat print in pink and brown, with a ruffle with pinked and scalloped edging; stick is tan wood with darker wood handle that has a rounded crook shape.

Source

Donor: Mrs. John L. Sullivan

Identifier

URI 1959.11.12

Medium

ikat print silk
tan-colored wood stick
wood handle
metal wire ribs

Citation

“Sunshade,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 16, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/21.