Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parasol
Object Number:
1950.302
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, wood, ivory, whalebone, brass
Dimensions:
closed: 24 1/4 x 4 in. ( 61.6 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on both sides of sliding brass collar: "S. REDMOND / MANUFACTURER / 209 / PEARL STREET / NEW YORK"
Description:
Parasol with acorn-shaped ivory ferrule, iridescent brown/green silk shade with whalebone ribs terminating in ivory points, collapsible wooden shaft with sliding brass collar with inscriptions in relief, and carved ivory handle with ball-shaped pommel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Esther Karst
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
