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Ivory cathedral-length veil with a lace headpiece that covers the entire head and has a piece of lace with scalloped edging that frames the face and comes to a point in the front at the top of the head; the train is made of plain netting and attaches to the back of the headpiece at the nape of the neck.
veils (headcloths)
netting (process)
lace (needlework)
hand sewing
Veil
Pricilla Manning Sullivan
Unknown
Gift of Patricia Meyers; Charles Sullivan, and Deborah DuSault
2002.50.4
ca. 1932 (worn Dec. 28, 1932; altered and worn again)
Title Wedding Gown Accession Number 2001.259AB
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