Parasol

Unknown

1886 · silk, wood, metal · Costume Institute

This charming parasol belonged to Juliette Geneva Hollenback (1881-1917), the youngest daughter of prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1834-1923) and may have accompanied dress 2009.300.900. Purchased for Juliette in 1886 during a trip to California by her Aunt Julia, this scaled-down version of an adult's accessory indicates that there was a great deal of fondness between the two women. The fiery color could be seen as a portent of the woman Juliette would become: an active leader in settlement work.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1886

Medium

silk, wood, metal

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 Amelia Beard Hollenback, 1966