Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Parasol with detachable handle
Object Number:
INV.8212ab
Date:
1895
Medium:
Silk, wood, porcelain, metal, paint, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall (closed): 39 1/2 x 3 in. (100.3 x 7.6 cm)
Part (handle): 1 1/2 x 16 in. (3.8 x 40.6 cm)
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached to shade ("a"): "Parasol / made by / Gorham to / go with / Dresden china / Handle / Marked / E B. W."
painted in gold: on end of pommel: "EBW"
Description:
Parasol with wooden ferrule, ivory silk shade with white painted metal ribs with brass points, and wooden shaft; detachable wooden handle with porcelain grip and ball pommel, the grip with painted cupid and gold diaper pattern and the pommel with diapering and initials "EBW" in gold.
Gallery Label:
The initials on the handle refer to Emily Braem Warren, the donor. According to Ms. Warren, the porcelain handle was painted for her by Herr Lamm, head painter of the Meissen factory, in 1895.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily B. Warren, 1959
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
