Mourning parasol

Unknown

1895–1900 · silk, wood, metal, tortoiseshell · Costume Institute

A beautiful as well as large parasol, it is decidedly for mourning. This fact is evidenced by the hidden mourning crepe found in the middle layer between the taffeta and the densely ruched mousseline de soie. The handle is also extremely refined.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1895–1900

Medium

silk, wood, metal, tortoiseshell

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Rachel Trowbridge, 1960