Parasol, anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1900

Parasol, anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1900

weaving, l 79.4cm More details

The end of this parasol’s stick, the ivory is carved to look like two twisted gnarled twigs. It shows the influence of realism in art (the preference for realistic depictions), which emerged in the second half of the 19th century.