Parasol
1815-1825
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacturepossibly England
Medium/TechniquePlain weave silk with silk and cotton fringe cover, whale bone ribs, brass ferrule and tips, steel stretchers, wood stick, pressed horn handle
DimensionsOverall: 103.5 x 11.4 cm (40 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Other (rib): 53.3 cm (21 in.)
Other (rib): 53.3 cm (21 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.100
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ProvenanceWorn by donor's great-aunt Caira Robbins (1794-1881); Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899
late 18th to early 19th century
1870s
mid 19th century
last quarter of the 18th century
about 1850
1870–80
about 1850–75
1865
1795–99
1798
19th or early 20th century