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Veil, Bonnet
Object/Artifact
BONNET VEIL, BLACK EMBROIDERED ROSES Black bonnet veil, silk machine fond simple. Embroidered with black shiny thread so densely that it's hard to tell if it's all tamboured or also some satin... Applied picot edge to scalloped edges, top stitched as casing. Base has rose motif border; 4 larger rose sprays for main border(reversed CF?) Jacquard? 38 Earnshaw: Fashion, p77; Labors: pp190-94
G90.120
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1825
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Bonnet veil
Bonnet veil with black embroidered roses
Silk machine fond simple
embroidered with black shiny thread
applied picot edge
scalloped edges
rose motif border
Bonnet veil
Bonnet veil with black embroidered roses
Silk machine fond simple
embroidered with black shiny thread
applied picot edge
scalloped edges
rose motif border