parasol; container; lid

Item

Title: parasol; container; lid
Rights: The British Museum. Public Domain.
Date: 1944 C.E. – 1946 C.E.
Description: Parasol from Southeast Asia, made in Burma. It is from before World War II and it served throughout the war with Burmese and Karen forces, and the ‘chindits’.This parasol features a dented container with a lid. The parasol has a tassel on the Ferrule tip with an engraved handle and a ring for closure. The materials are unknown.
Format: Diameter: Diameter: 6.70 centimetres (container c) (container c)
Diameter: Diameter: 7.40 centimetres (lid d) (lid d)
Diameter: Diameter: 5.60 centimetres (parasol a (closed)) (parasol a (closed))
Diameter: Diameter: 64.50 centimetres (parasol a (open)) (parasol a (open))
Diameter: Diameter: 6.10 centimetres (ring b) (ring b)
Height: Height: 70.50 centimetres (container c) (container c)
Height: Height: 3.50 centimetres (lid d) (lid d)
Height: Height: 71 centimetres (parasol a) (parasol a)
Height: Height: 4 centimetres (ring b) (ring b)
Weight: Weight: 336 grammes (container c) (container c)
Weight: Weight: 23 grammes (lid d) (lid d)
Weight: Weight: 235 grammes (parasol a) (parasol a)
Weight: Weight: 1 grammes (ring b) (ring b)
Publisher: The British Museum
Contributor: Doreen D.
Identifier: The British Museum/ As1992,17.1.a-d.
Subject: Umbrella; Parasol; Burmese and Karen forces; Chindits; Parasol Container; Southeast Asia
Source: Png file. Unknown Photograper. The British Museum. 11/5/21.; parasol; container; lid

Item sets: Secrets of the Parasol, a History in Fashion and Design

Site pages: 18th - 19th Century

Media: parasol; container; lid