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Veil

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1835-1845

GUSN

GUSN-1303

Description

White cotton diamond twist net; cotton tambour; scalloped edge with sprigged sprays; plain ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

veils (headcloths)
accessories
cotton (textile)
net (textile)
embroidering
lozenges
scallop shell
foliation (pattern)
Woman's Personal Artifacts
Cotton
Net
Sprig
Shell
Diamond
Tambour
VEIL

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1925.465

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