Fashion — 1860-1880
Parasol
Mauve-brown silk damask parasol with 125 mm floral damask border pattern and a royal blue silk fringe 50 mm wide at the edge. Black silk cord and tassels to handle. Hollow steel shaft with brass fittings. Carved bone handle and ferrule. Steel stretchers with whalebone ribs. Handstitched. Marked on brass part of handle: 'Royal Patent La Sylphide' (with picture of a crown in between); this was patented in 1844.
The parasol was used by Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 37.79/27
- Object name:
- parasol
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- W. & J. Sangster
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
silk, steel, bone, brass
- Measurements/duration:
- H 643 mm, W 151 mm (closed)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Long-term loan
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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