Piccolo Umbrella
Subject
Accessories
Title
Piccolo Umbrella
Date
1905 - 1920
Format
33 inches long; 12 1/2 inch radius (84 cm; 32.8 cm)
Description
Piccolo umbrella with seven channel ribs supporting a navy blue silk taffeta canopy; stick is metal rod which is missing its spike and unscrews from the hollow bamboo-style wood handle; handle has a self-fabric bow and wrist strap around the middle and an opening at the bottom end which reveals where the umbrella top would be stored. The silk fabric of this umbrella has deteriorated. Maker's circle where the ribs join at top on the inside.
Source
Donor: Elizabeth Richardson
Identifier
URI 1984.03.07
Medium
channel ribs
navy blue silk taffeta
metal rod
wood handle
navy blue silk taffeta
metal rod
wood handle
Provenance
Donor information states that the parasol was purchased in New York.
Collection
Citation
“Piccolo Umbrella,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/31.