Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parasol: blue w/ turquoise studded in handle
Object Number:
1937.13
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Silk, bamboo, gold, other metal, turquoise
Dimensions:
closed: 29 1/2 x 3 in. ( 74.9 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on base of gold cap handle: "LBC"
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, blue silk shade, bamboo shaft with gold eyelet, and handle with stamped gold cap with a ring of turquoise studs and initials "LBC" engraved on the base.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this parasol belonged to the donor's mother, Lena Burr Corse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
