Parasol

Unknown

1885–95 · silk, metal, wood · Costume Institute

While this parasol has a simple black exterior, the interior is a changeante silk in a muted red which completely covers the interior mechanisms. The handle is particularly refined in its carving, as the leaf motif on one side has been carved out from the base, giving a 3D aspect to the design. Additionally, the shaping of the crook is asymmetrical and elegant.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1885–95

Medium

silk, metal, wood

Culture

probably French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Gertrude Espenschied, 1940