Summary

Alternative Name(s): Umbrella

Cream silk parasol, used circa 1880 in the area of Kilsyth, Victoria.

Physical Description

Woman's cream silk parasol with embossed flower and leaf design. Edged with border of knotted strands of green silk and fringe of cream silk thread. Lining is green silk and a shaft of lacquered bamboo. Handle and tip made of irregular pieces of very knotted wood worn smooth by use.

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