Parasol
1885–90
Medium
silk, wood, metal
Classification
Parasol
Culture
European
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Marion Grant, 1943
Accession Number
2009.300.3036
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of late 19th-century fashion *Parasol* (1885–90), by G. Fox &, a renowned retailer known for stylish accessories. This delicate piece from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, now at The Museum of Art's Costume Institute, exemplifies European sophistication during the Victorian era's waning years. Parasols like this were essential for genteel women, shielding delicate skin from the sun while signaling social refinement and femininity. Made of luxurious silk for the canopy, polished wood for the handle, and metal reinforcements, the parasol highlights innovative ...