Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parasol: brown
Object Number:
1949.147
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, wood, brass, ivory
Dimensions:
closed: 18 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 46.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Parasol with ivory ferrule, brown silk shade, and collapsible wooden shaft (the lower half carved to resemble bamboo) with sliding brass collar and carved ivory pommel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Esther Karst
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
