Date:1880 - 1910 (c.)
Description:Parasols have been used for thousands of years but only became popular in Europe in the sixteenth century. Victorian women prized pale skin to show they did not have to work, so would use a parasol to protect them from the sun. This folding parasol is made out of silk and the handle is made out of wood.
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Donor ref:Tx 252 (22/28080)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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