Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parasol: black and w/monogram
Object Number:
1944.347
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silk, lace, tortoise shell, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 26 7/8 x 4 in. ( 68.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with plain, rounded tortoise shell tip; black lace over beige silk shade with black lining; sliding metal (brass?) collar with engraved design; plain, rounded tortoise shell shaft terminating in spherical knob with applied tortoise shell monogram.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this parasol belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mrs. Robert Alexander Forsyth of Newburgh-on-the-Hudson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Forsyth Wickes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
