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Collections

Woman's Parasolcirca 1805

Not on view
Small decorative parasol with cream needlepoint or beadwork canopy, floral motifs in red, blue, and green, emerald border with zigzag edging, and long golden fringe
Beadwork parasol and matching reticule bag. The parasol features cream and green panels with cross-stitch floral bouquets in pink, red, and blue, edged with gold fringe and a bone handle. The small bag beside it has green, pink, and yellow vertical beaded stripes with a gilded metal frame closure.
Parasol covered in beadwork, with cream panels featuring cross-stitch floral bouquets in pink, blue, and green, separated by zigzag green borders, and edged with long gold fringe.
Title
Woman's Parasol
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1805
Medium
Silk knit with glass and steel beads, silk fringe, wood, bone, and metal
Dimensions
Length: 19 7/8 in. (50.48 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.123
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.