I learned that the Victorian fabrics and trims are best kept behind the museum glass! Still, I'm pretty happy with the restored parasol. For anyone trying to do the same, I recommend gloves and caution!
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Image credits:
Rijksmuseum parasols:
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.13807
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.13243
Parasol from Helsinki city museum:
finna.fi/Record/hkm.8BD14112-9071-404A-9948-A2E9BFC381A4?sid=4768767812&imgid=1
Fashion prints:
digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-33b6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.489922
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.607099
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.335608
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.228217
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.490602
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.490528
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.483642
hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.505526
Historical dyes:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historische_Farbstoffsammlung_DSC00344.JPG
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historische_Farbstoffsammlung_DSC00361.JPG
Accidents caused by the use of green arsenic:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Accidents_caused_by_the_use_of_green_arsenic,_1859_Wellcome_L0075300.jpg
The Arsenic waltz:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_skeletons_dressed_as_lady_and_gentleman._Etching,_1862._Wellcome_V0042226_(crop_and_cleaned_up).png
The crinoline dress belongs to the Fashion Museum of Riga is displayed in Museum Milavida, Tampere, Finland.