The Ornamented Being

Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.

Posted 2 years ago
ca.1895

The Met

A beautiful as well as large parasol, it is decidedly for mourning. This fact is evidenced by the hidden mourning crepe found in the middle layer between the taffeta and the densely ruched mousseline de soie. The handle is also extremely refined.

This should blot out the sun quite nicely.
- parasol
- victorian
- mourning
- death
- dying
- fashion
- 32
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  I need this for those days when the sun won’t stop pouring.
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