Fashion — 1846-1855
Umbrella
Green silk umbrella with light green woven striped border at lower edge. Straight wooden shaft, turned wooden handle ending in carved bone duck head, stylised. Embossed brass slide, inscribed: "Royal Letters Patent, Hobday Francis & Co." with royal insignia in centre, floral designs on each side. Long brass ferrule; brass rib tips. Metal stretchers, whalebone ribs. Handstitched.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 37.172/15
- Object name:
- umbrella
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Hobday Francis and Company
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- Production date:
- 1846-1855
- Material:
silk, wood, bone, brass, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- L 975 mm, D 130 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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