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Umbrella

Umbrella

Men’s umbrella with a leather shoulder strap. Covered in black cotton fabric with a wooden and metal frame. Opens and closes via a sliding tube with spring-loaded latches. Its practicality made it popular amongst Bilbao’s workers, whilst also serving as a social status symbol within the working class.

  • Place depicted: Bizkaia
  • Type of work: Indumentaria
  • Period: XX

Gallery

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Work datasheet

  • Inventory no./Abbreviations: 2010/0720
  • Date: c. 1970
  • Technique and support: Metal, wood and leather
  • Dimensions: 72.5 × 99 cm (open)
  • Entry date and details: Donated by the Urrutia Barañano brothers in 2013