Staff Parasol
Subject
Accessories
Title
Staff Parasol
Date
1870 - 1890
Format
36 inches long; 18 1/2 inch radius (91.4 cm; 47 cm)
Description
Staff parasol with eight channel ribs supporting a brown silk satin canopy with a black silk lining and scalloped black lace edging all around and a black rope keeper ring; stick is tan wood with an angled T-shaped spike and straight handle carved into a twist with a burnend-wood design on handle.
Source
Donor: Mrs. Frederick L. Jackson
Identifier
URI 1983.05.01
Medium
channel ribs
brown silk satin canopy
black silk lining
black machine made lace
wood stick and handle
black rope keeper ring
brown silk satin canopy
black silk lining
black machine made lace
wood stick and handle
black rope keeper ring
Collection
Citation
“Staff Parasol,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/30.