Parasol
Object number2007.139.5
Date1923-1929
MediumSilk; cotton; wood; plastic
Credit LineGift of Cynthia Laughlin
DescriptionBlack silk parasol with white embroidered circles on lower end. Plastic tips. Painted black wooden shaft, carved with linear decorations; metal bottom spring. Wooden ferrule at top. Flat round bulb at bottom of handle. Dimensions39.5 in. (100.3 cm)Historical NotesDonor Margaret Dury claims this parasol was used with the "Going Away" suit, 2007.139.2 a,b, said to be part of Margaret Carnegie Perkins Laughlin's trousseau from her marriage to John Z. Speer Laughlin, of Jones & Laughlin fame; they were married between 1923-1929. Objects given to donor Margaret Dury by Cynthia Laughlin, daughter of Margaret C. P. Laughlin and John Z. S. Laughlin, who lived across the street from donor in Edgeworth. Margaret C.P. Laughlin was the granddaughter of Thomas Carnegie (1843-1886), an instrumental executive in the Carnegie steel empire and only brother of Andrew Carnegie.
Previous owner
Margaret Carnegie Perkins Laughlin
Previous owner
Cynthia Laughlin
Related institution
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Related person
John Z. Speer Laughlin
Related institution
Carnegie Steel Company
Related person
Thomas Morrison Carnegie
(1843 - 1886)
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