Item 48477 - Silk parasol, ca. 1890

Item 48477 - Silk parasol, ca. 1890
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Item 48477
Silk parasol, ca. 1890
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The small fringed parasol has a wood handle with mother-of-pearl inlay. The handle can collapse and fold in half for storage.

Parasols, or sunshades, were part of a fashionable woman's attire until the early 20th century.

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