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Clothing and Accessories
Clothing Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Parasol
Identifier:
1984.61.1Description:
This parasol has a black lace canopy with a black net lining. The shaft is made of painted black wood and it has a crook handle. A black tassel hangs from the midpoint of the shaft and a stamp on the handle reads "Follmer, Clogg and Co Makers". This parasol belonged to Mary Woodward Lathrop of Detroit.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 1800 – 1830Materials:
Metal, Wood, Lace, NetDimensions:
42.5"" h 31"" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Marion Gray LathropRelated Entities:
Lathrop, Mrs. Marion Gray (Mrs. Henry) (donor) Follmer Clogg And Company (creator)The Follmer Clogg and Company produced umbrellas and parachutes until the 1940s. The building the company was housed in, The Van Sciver Building, was added to the Nation Register of Historic Places in 1986. After the Follmer Clogg and company closed its doors in the early 1940s the building was taken over in 1944 by the Van Sciver Furniture Company which remained in business until 1982.
