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H6970 Veil, cotton embroidered lace, Brussels, Belgium, c.1875. Click to enlarge.

Embroidered cotton wedding veil

A large embroidered cotton net veil, featuring a scalloped edge with a floral design of daisy shaped flowers around the edge with small flowers across entire centre of veil.

Summary

Object No.

H6970

Object Statement

Veil, cotton embroidered lace, Brussels, Belgium, c.1875

Physical Description

A large embroidered cotton net veil, featuring a scalloped edge with a floral design of daisy shaped flowers around the edge with small flowers across entire centre of veil.

Marks

No marks

Dimensions

Width

1945 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Florence Sulman, 1962

Acquisition Date

20 February 1962

Cite this Object

Harvard

Embroidered cotton wedding veil 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 24 March 2023, <https://ma.as/247100>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/247100 |title=Embroidered cotton wedding veil |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=24 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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