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umbrella
This type of object was sometimes presented to a popular official as a token of respect when he left his district. All donors' names would be inscribed in gilt characters on an umbrella of red silk. But on this occasion, it was presented to welcome the return of a popular doctor (Dr. John Lyal) from Great Britain. A large umbrella, also called the Umbrella of Ten Thousand People or 'wan min san', …
Type of item
- parasols
- umbrellas
- umbrellas
Type of item
- parasols
- umbrellas
- umbrellas
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Provenance
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
Identifier
- http://collections.horniman.ac.uk/objects/42880
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-11-18T11:17:17.769Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:54:57.455Z