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Parasol with a cover of dark blue printed cotton featuring red and natural-colored half-moons and branches, on a bamboo and wood stick
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Parasol with cover of dark blue cotton printed with red and natural half-moons, within which small flowers, woven with branches. The parasol is unlined. The stick is of lacquered bamboo, the handle is of wood, with a relief-carved rose, within a carved cartouche with fine dots. The hook has the shape of a question mark, with a single leaf form in relief. At the top a long knob of lacquered bamboo with a metal point. Metal ribs. On one of the ribs a silver-coloured button.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineParasol met dek van donkerblauw katoen bedrukt met een rode en naturelkleurige halve manen en takken, op een stok van bamboe en hout. 1910. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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