Wedding Veil

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Honiton (made)

Large square wedding veil of machine-made net applied with Honiton bobbin lace. Border of curving floral sprays and extended at each corner into the middle of the veil. The centre is scattered with small sprigs.

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Categories	Marriage Lace Fashion Womenswear Hats & Headwear Accessories Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Wedding veil
Materials and techniques	Bobbin lace applied to machine-made net Bobbin Lace Net (Textile) Lace Making
Brief description	Square wedding veil of machine-made net applied with bobbin lace, Honiton, mid 19th century
Physical description	Large square wedding veil of machine-made net applied with Honiton bobbin lace. Border of curving floral sprays and extended at each corner into the middle of the veil. The centre is scattered with small sprigs.
Dimensions	Length: 213.4cm Width: 213.4cm
Gallery label	(2011) Lace veil with pea-pods Devon, England About 1850 When Queen Victoria wed, she wore English lace to promote British manufacture. She encouraged other brides to do the same. The pattern of this Honiton lace veil includes pea-pods, which are symbols of fruitfulness and happiness. The bride would have worn the veil attached to the back of her head, not over her face, a fashion which came later. Honiton appliqué lace Given by Miss O. Matthews V&A: T.110-1968
Credit line	Given by Miss O. Matthews
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.110-1968

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Record created	November 4, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171447/wedding-veil-unknown/

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