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Clothing and Accessories
Clothing Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Carriage Parasol
Identifier:
146137Description:
This carriage parasol has a brown pagoda-shaped canopy of moire silk and a wooden shaft. The rib tips and end are made of bone and the end is intricately carved into a spiral pattern. The cream-colored shaft has been carved into beaded nodes and there is a hinge in the middle of the shaft that allows the parasol to be folded in half. This hinge classifies this parasol as a carriage parasol because it could easily be condensed in small spaces.Women often carried parasols to protect their complexion from the sun. A fair complexion was prized as a symbol of a life of leisure, showing that these women didn't have to work outside and could spend their days inside. A parasol differs from an umbrella in that a parasol generally protects one from the sun whereas an umbrella protects one from the rain or other elements.
Date:
circa 1870Materials:
Wood , Bone Base, Moire SilkDimensions:
34 in." h 22"" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Elizabeth Wheeler OlsenRelated Entity:
Elizabeth Wheeler Olsen (donor)Alternate names: Mrs. C. J. Olsen
