Veil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

veil edges

Name/Title

Veil

Entry/Object ID

1961.26.6

Description

Rectangular black lace veil or shawl with scalloped edges on three sides. The consists of black embroidery on woven netting. The embroidery is in designs of maple leaves, flowers, and berries on one end, and sprigged with berries through the center.

Context

Worn by Hannah Bisbee Nourse of Springfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1961.26

Source or Donor

Beckert, Mildred

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shawl

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1840

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Veil

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Headcloth

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

25-1/2 in

Length

41 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Nourse, Hannah Bisbee (1811-1862)

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America