Maher Gallery Dome Travel Umbrella

Our exclusive compact travel umbrella replicates the design of the Maher Gallery Dome and brightens every rainy day! One of the most iconic features of the Nickerson Mansion is the Stained Glass Dome in the Maher Gallery.   The Gallery originally served as the Nickerson family’s domestic museum—a space to display their collection of paintings and collection of curios, jades, porcelains, and ivories from the East. Although the art collection was housed in their private residence, the Nickersons, like many other American collectors of the period, believed it was their civic responsibility to share this collection with the public. The Nickersons invited art students into their home to study and view art, and Matilda Nickerson hosted receptions and lectures which focused on the art collection. In 1900, Samuel and Matilda Nickerson donated most of their extensive collections to the Art Institute of Chicago, ensuring that future generations would have access to them. The mansion’s second own