fbpx

Veil

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1855-1865

GUSN

GUSN-52358

Description

Black silk lace; handmade; semi-circular; chain stitch; dotted ground; thick and heavy needle run floral border, brown/black in color.

Details

Descriptive Terms

veils (headcloths)
headgear
handmade
lace (needlework)
silk (textile)
Headcloth
Veil
Veil

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William F. Hopson

Accession Number

1941.700

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].