Umbrella

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-21482

Description

Black cotton umbrella with a wooden shaft and ivory handle. Umbrella spokes are painted black, with ivory tips. L-shaped handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

umbrellas
accessories
cotton (textile)
ivory (tooth component)
wood (plant material)
Umbrella
Umbrella

Inscription

Embossed on metal tag on shaft: ""LYON/ MAKER/ CASTLE STREET/ LIVERPOOL"" Painted on handle: ""R.H. TUCKER""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Lyon (Maker)

Location of Origin

Liverpool, England

Dimensions

36.5 (H), 57 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3082

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