Veil

Date1870

Terms

Veils
Lace

Dimensions39.37 × 78.74 cm (15 1/2 × 31 in.)

MarkingsLabel on file: "Antique Veil 1870 Gift of Mary Leighton niece of Eliza Leighton Barrett, widow of Dr. Henry A. Barrett of Concord Massachusetts."

Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)

Object numberPer1123.1

DescriptionVeil made of black lace, semi-circular in shape. The veil is embroidered with small circles, some in clusters, and bordered by a thick line of flowers on a vine as well as a geometric band with scalloped edging.

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