Wedding Veil and Net Shawl

Veil with Pearls: Origsize: W 9.5" x L 48"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Veil with Pearls

Origsize: W 9.5" x L 48"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI

Name/Title

Wedding Veil and Net Shawl

Entry/Object ID

2022.C.15.06FH

Description

Net and lace wedding dress ensemble. F. Wrist glove. Netting has an extra stitch pattern the other components. Four rows of lace that is scolloped featureing a flower with two leaves. Upper area is flat lace with lining attached. Lining is barely attached and completely deteriorated. G. Soft arched headpiece with strings of pearls looped into a pattern. Pronged glass beads are arranged throughout. The bottom area has circles and an oval of beads with a faceted glass bead surrounded by frosted glass. Back stiffer strand with glass beads that would go around the back of the neck that has the veil attached. To the side of the this are yellow bead with white stemmed detail. Veil is a rectangle with 2.25" lace around the edges except where it is attached to the headpiece. H. Shawl is netting that has 2" lace on both ends. Floral motif on the lace.

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

G. Veil W 9.5" at headband x L 48" Bottom of veil is 75" W H. Shawl W 55" x L 79"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burkett, Benjamin J.

Person or Organization

Overmyer, Edith M.