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Veil, Bonnet
Object/Artifact
BONNET VEIL, BLACK EMBROIDERED PAISLEYS Black silk Fond Simple machine net bonnet veil; added picot edges; tamboured sprigs, paisley motifs, arranged across bottom; widely scalloped edges; top edge not finished as well, retains gathering thread in places. 37 x 36 Labors/Love, pp 190-93; Bath: Needlework, pp 306-8.
G89.304
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1825 - 1840
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Bonnet veil
Embroidered paisleys
black silk Fond Simple machine net bonnet veil
picot edges
tamboured sprigs
paisley motifs
widely scalloped edges
Bonnet veil
Embroidered paisleys
black silk Fond Simple machine net bonnet veil
picot edges
tamboured sprigs
paisley motifs
widely scalloped edges