Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parasol: white and black w/applied decoration on handle
Object Number:
INV.8403
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 38 1/2 x 5 in. ( 97.8 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag attached to shaft: "GIFT OF / MRS. B. G. / CHAPMAN, JR." (on one side) and "AMERICAN / 19TH C." (on other side)
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, appliquéd black silk chiffon over beige silk chiffon shade, and white painted wooden shaft with tapered handle with applied black metal decoration.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. B. G. Chapman, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
