Sunshade

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Subject

Accessories

Title

Sunshade

Date

1910 - 1930

Format

19 1/2 inches long; 14 inch radius (49.5 cm; 35.6 cm)

Description

Sunshade with sixteen channel ribs supporting the white linen canopy, in a cone shape, that as gathered rows of white silk chiffon and appliqued daisies; stick is wood with white man-made spike; handle and rib tips with black accents on the handle and with large white tassel that has a black pear-shaped bead above the handle.

Bead on the tassel is painted with "JANYVE" in white.

Source

Donor: Eleanor Sullivan

Identifier

URI 1980.03.01

Medium

white linen canopy
white silk chiffon
wood stick
white man-made spike
white tassel, possiibly silk
wood bead

Citation

“Sunshade,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 16, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/22.