About: http://data.silknow.org/activity/44a91403-2305-5db1-93db-4aff2957b299     Goto   Sponge   NotDistinct   Permalink

An Entity of Type : prov:Activity, within Data Space : data.silknow.org associated with source document(s)

AttributesValues
rdf:type
used
  • Blue silk parasol with ivory handle, gold metal band round handle. (en)
  • Blue silk parasol with ivory handle (en)
  • The parasol was a popular accessory during the 19th and early 20th century, a period when sun tanned skin was highly undesirable. It functioned both as a sunshade and a fashionable accompaniment to dress, distinguishing itself from the umbrella through its infinite and luxurious forms and essentially feminine status. Like the earlier trend for fans parasols displayed an individual's style and could be used in a coquettish ritual to hide the modest bearer from unwanted glances. This blue silk parasol from the 1860s has supportive ribs of whalebone, a lightweight alternative before the use of steel became universal. The 'L' shaped ivory handle is plain, not carved, a trend that reflects the decline of the quality of Chinese carving in the wake of the Opium wars. The handle is inscribed with the owner's name 'Mrs Musgrave' and is topped with a gold ring. The cover is held shut when not in use, by a band with a ring and mother-of-pearl button, this is positioned roughly a third of the way up the cover enabling it to be tightly wrapped. (en)
  • The parasol was a popular accessory during the 19th and early 20th century, a period when the sun tan was not seen as desirable. It functioned both as a sunshade and a fashionable accompaniment to dress, distinguishing itself from the umbrella through its infinite and luxurious forms and essentially feminine status. Like the earlier trend for fans parasols displayed and individual's style and could be used in a coquettish ritual to hide the modest bearer from unwanted glances (en)
atTime
wasAssociatedWith
is wasGeneratedBy of
Faceted Search & Find service v1.16.118 as of Aug 04 2024


Alternative Linked Data Documents: ODE     Content Formats:   [cxml] [csv]     RDF   [text] [turtle] [ld+json] [rdf+json] [rdf+xml]     ODATA   [atom+xml] [odata+json]     Microdata   [microdata+json] [html]    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3240 as of Aug 4 2024, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-musl), Single-Server Edition (126 GB total memory, 3 GB memory in use)
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2024 OpenLink Software