Carriage Sun Parasol

France

1860s

  • Titles Carriage Sun Parasol (Descriptive)
  • Medium Chantilly lace, ivory
  • Dimensions 14 x 25 in. (35.6 x 63.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher, 1953.9
  • Work Type parasol
  • Classification Costume

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