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VEIL

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1835-1845

GUSN

GUSN-52043

Description

Black silk net; tambour/needle run; sprig & dot ground; dense floral & leaf border; scalloped edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

veils (headcloths)
headgear
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
net (textile)
silk (textile)
embroidering
dots
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Women's clothing
Silk
Net
Tambour
Floral
Sprig
Dotted
Leaf
VEIL

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1941.237

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