Veil, Bonnet

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Veil, Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G90.120

Description

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

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1825

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

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