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This parasol is beautiful and of the highest quality, as great attention was paid to every detail. The vulnerable glass handle seems impractical but emphasizes the luxury element of parasols of this period. It is very possible that the vivid color of the handle was chosen to complement a certain ensemble.
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Title: Parasol
Date: 1895–1905
Culture: French
Medium: silk, cotton, wood, metal, glass
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. John Roebling, 1970
Object Number: 2009.300.2599
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