Umbrella
This umbrella is part of a pair that was given as a gift of gratitude to a doctor and his wife from a grateful patient. It is interesting that the umbrellas would be seen as appropriate items for such a gift; they are very expensive, high quality pieces because of the ornate silver handles, and are said to have come from Tiffany. It is unusual to have a pair of umbrellas belonging to a husband and wife, where one can compare what was appropriate at the time in umbrella styles for a man and a woman.
Artwork Details
- Title: Umbrella
- Date: ca. 1910
- Culture: American
- Medium: silk, shell, metal, wood
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Edmund C. Morton, 1966
- Object Number: 2009.300.3299
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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