Description from the acquisition register Sunshade of white watered silk, with ivory stick inlaid with red coral. The handle, tips of the whalebone ribs, and ring for suspension are of carved red coral also. The cover has a white silk fringe. The stick is slender and carved to represent a wooden stick with inlay in spots on each projection. The handle is carved with a woman's head wearing a floral diadem. The top has a silk rosette and tassel of white silk, also large ring and pendent chains of coral.