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Unknown Maker, Indian

Parasol Made for the British Market,

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian

Title

Parasol Made for the British Market

Medium

silk, steel, baleen, brass (alloy)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • steel,
  • baleen,
  • brass,
  • ivory,
  • and silk with metallic brocade decoration

Techniques

  • steel,
  • baleen,
  • brass,
  • ivory,
  • and silk with metallic brocade decoration

Dimensions

85.1 cm (33 1/2 inches) (length)

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Object Number

63.031.70

About

Parasol Made for the British Market

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Take Care

August 20, 2022 - March 22, 2023

Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol

April 23 - June 30, 1970

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Parasol Made for the British Market with the accession number of 63.031.70. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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