Parasol Handle

Jacob Tostrup

Cleveland Museum of Art

The object is a parasol handle by Jacob Tostrup. The handle is long and cylindrical with a patterned surface. The handle is gold-colored. The handle has a small decorative element at the bottom. The decorative element at the bottom is a small flower with white and green petals and an orange center. The top of the handle forks into two curved arms that meet at the top. The top of the handle is decorated with a series of flowers. The flowers have white petals, green centers, and orange centers. The background is black at the top and gray at the bottom. The object casts a shadow on the surface below. The surface is gray.