Parasol

Unknown

1895–1905 · silk, cotton, wood, metal, glass · Costume Institute

This parasol is beautiful and of the highest quality, as great attention was paid to every detail. The vulnerable glass handle seems impractical but emphasizes the luxury element of parasols of this period. It is very possible that the vivid color of the handle was chosen to complement a certain ensemble.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1895–1905

Medium

silk, cotton, wood, metal, glass

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Anonymous gift, In memory of Mrs. John Roebling, 1970