Creation Date

1860s

Description

Parasol: Black silk carriage folding parasol. The parasol is 24 3/4" long from ferrule to handle. The outside cover is black silk. The inside cover is black crepe?. The edge of the cover is slightly scalloped. The cover is approximately 10 1/5" long and has an approximately 18 1/5" diameter when opened. Attached to the bottom of the cover is a 3/8" wide x 5 1/2" long black twill band with a black celluloid? button that wraps around the cover. It has black metal ribs. The stick and handle are black wood. The handle is a large plain round knob that has an approximately 1 1/4" diameter. The ferrule is light brown unpainted wood and is 1/2" long. The stick is hinged towards the top below the cover. A black metal tube with gold edges slides over the hinge. The parasol also has a tilt at the top of the stick. There is a gold colored metal hinge at the top of the stick where it tilts. The sliding tube that opens the parasol is black metal.