Jan van Huysum Floral Umbrella

Exclusive to the British Museum, an umbrella inspired by the floral artwork of Jan van Huysum.

The umbrella includes a protective slip in the same pattern.

The repeating design is based on an etching by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726–1798). The etching is a facsimile of a 1735 watercolour by Jan van Huysum which shows an array of brightly coloured flowers in a vase which is decorated with two putti. This etching is one of 105 facsimiles from Ploos van Amstel’s series Ectypa.

Jan van Huysum (1682–1749) was a distinguished Dutch still-life painter during the early 18^th century. His works include paintings of landscapes, but he was most famous for his floral pieces. These often encompassed different flowers that bloom across all four seasons, and therefore frequently took over a year to complete. Several of van Huysum’s drawings are now part of the British Museum’s collection.

A stylish and useful gift.