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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