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Veil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Veil of black silk net lace. Most of veil is only embellished with single-flower sprigs. Bottom has a register of four large motifs centered on a three-lobed cluster of leaves, with leafy and floral vines above and below them. Top edge is made in very small scallops, while bottom edge has much larger ones, each with a three-lobed foliate motif in it; these motifs are connected with slim vines that hold pomegranates.

2026.16.005

Used by Rhoda Lewis Parmelee, great-great-great-grandmother of donor.

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Historic Costume

Veil

Female

Lace

Silk

Black

circa 1810 - circa 1850

19th Century

Label

Paper

Rhoda Lewis Parmalee

Pen and Ink

35 in

35 in

Parmelee, Rhoda Lewis

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