It's in my grandmother's house, which has been our family's summer home since 1928. We think it may have come with the house, along with quite a lot of other random furniture. I have been getting anxious about it, because so many things break and get thrown out (we still use the house as a summer cottage, and I swear to you, this is the ONLY umbrella that doesn't fall apart or go walkies eventually, so we end up using it every year). Last year I very nearly brought it home with me as a protective measure. My aunts and I tend to do this with artifacts that no one else seems to care about... but you know, if it is PROTECTING the house, maybe I ought to leave it there.