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The Woes of an Umbrella

Author Adelaide Maria Burgess British (?)
1905
Not on view
This small pamphlet traces the history of an expensive silk umbrella whose construction includes a “paragon spring,” patented by a New York inventor in 1875. Poetic text recounts how the umbrella dislikes being left with a "motley group" in the hall when taken to social events by its owner and then, after much use, is lent to a friend and never reclaimed.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Woes of an Umbrella
  • Author: Adelaide Maria Burgess (British?, active America, 1880–1905)
  • Date: 1905
  • Medium: Book: card cover printed with color lithography
  • Dimensions: 6 1/8 × 3 7/8 in. (15.5 × 9.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Noelle Warden King, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.387
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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