Parasol
Featured here is an example of a beautiful French-made parasol. The highlight of this piece is the marbleized handle tip with beautiful metal and enamel work accents. Parasols of fine quality are finished as much on the inside as the outside and each rib and stretcher of this parasol is individually covered with fabric. Additionally, the shank is as beautifully finished as the handle, whereas in lesser parasols, the shank is usually of an inferior quality wood and finish.
Artwork Details
- Title: Parasol
- Designer: Lafarge
- Date: 1890–99
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk, wood, metal, marble, enamel
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Gifford B. Pinchot, 1961
- Object Number: 2009.300.2497
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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