umbrella

Object NameUmbrella Handle

Maker Philippe-Joseph Brocard (French, 1831-1896)

Made FromGlass, gild

Date1800-1899

Place MadeFrance

TechniqueFree-blown, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm, Diam: 2.3 cm

Accession Number56.3.6

Credit LineGift Mrs. Raphael Stora

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern
Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionClear glass; free-blown, enameled and gilded. Slender slightly tapering object with frosted terminal piece and flat top; pattern of waves of tendrils enclosing fleur-de-lis blossoms in turquoise-blue and gold, at top and bottom a chain of quatrefoil in blue and turquoise framed by gold rings, on top a trefoil, on the terminal piece in gold: "Brocard 11 - A".
Provenance

Source Mrs. Raphael Stora