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Culture:English or Continental European
Title:umbrella or parasol
Date Made:1820-1840
Type:Personal Equipment
Materials:textile: green-blue plain weave silk; brass, steel; ivory, whalebone
Place Made:United Kingdom; England or Continental Europe
Measurements:overall: 36 5/8 in; 93.0275 cm
Accession Number:  HD 54.225
Credit Line:Gift of Ella B. Wright
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Umbrella or parasol with a green silk top trimmed in white and turned ivory handle, which belonged to Asa Stebbins (1767-1844) of Deerfield, Mass. A fair complexion, umblemished by labor or the harshness of the outdoors, was a sure sign of refinement. Umbrellas warded off the effects of the sun or a light shower; but, more importantly, like a cane, they might be used by a man or woman to gesture or to create affectation.

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