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Mourning Parasol
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| Accession #: | 3096.5 |
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| Title: | Mourning Parasol |
| Object Type: | Parasol |
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| Physical Description: | Parasol with a wood handle with a dark stain and elaborately carved with a leaf pattern. The crepe is black, transparent, gathered and ruffled. Includes black grosgrain bow on cloth and one on handle. |
| Description: | High Victorian mourning practices had eased slightly by 1912, when Mrs. Amasa Campbell likely purchased this mourning parasol at the time of her husband's death. As a fashionable woman, she chose a stylish parasol with a touch of mourning crepe on the canopy. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women)
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| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x Diameter 37 x 32"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
crepe (Material)
wood (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Valarie Powell, 1985 |
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