Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Historical Artifacts
Parasol: brown & white w/oriental carved handle
Object Number:
1940.869
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silk, ivory, whalebone, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 24 x 2 1/2 in. ( 61 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on end of handle: "A" and "C"
Description:
Parasol with carved ivory tip, brown silk shade with floral border, whalebone ribs with ivory points, and collapsible, carved ivory shaft with sliding metal collar and L-shaped handle; three sections of lower shaft are screw-jointed, and two of these sections are detachable.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M. J. O'Connor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
