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Object Name
Parasol
Object Number
1976-51-5
Description
Parasol; folding; printed floral ivory silk warp printed with long ivory silk fringe at bottom of ribs and at top below ivory ferrule; thin ivory tube with a thin rope in relief that wraps around the handle and knob; brass collar above handle with the following engraved: "FARGE / BREVET D'INVENTIOM / PASSAGE DES PANAORAMAS."
Provenance
France
Comment
This company is listed in a book about traveling in Paris and northern France in 1872, "Umbrellas and parasol: Farge, Rue de Montreuil, Charonne 50."
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
ca. 1860
Dimensions
Length 21.5"
Materials
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