White lace parasol
about 1872
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk; lace, satin
Dimensions64.5 cm (25 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Family of the late Mrs. Thomas Motley
Accession number47.1375
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Provenance1872, said to have been purchased in Paris and given as a present to Eleanor Warren (b. 1847 - d. 1942) upon her marriage to Thomas Motley (b. 1847 - d. 1909), Boston; passed by descent within the family; 1947, given by the family of Mrs. Motley, through her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Motley, Milton, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1947)
1840
about 1850
about 1875
about 1854