Bonnet Veil
1860s (made)
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Bonnet veil of black machine-made lace. Wide bonnet made on a pusher lace machine. Net ground patterned with an all-over design of floral diamonds containing sprigs. The top edge has a row of 'bullet' holes to take the drawstring and the remaining sides are scalloped and decorated with floral swags and fancy fillings. Parts of the pattern are outlines with a hand-run cordonnet and the picot edging is also attached by hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-made lace |
| Brief description | Bonnet veil of machine-made lace, Nottingham, 1860s |
| Physical description | Bonnet veil of black machine-made lace. Wide bonnet made on a pusher lace machine. Net ground patterned with an all-over design of floral diamonds containing sprigs. The top edge has a row of 'bullet' holes to take the drawstring and the remaining sides are scalloped and decorated with floral swags and fancy fillings. Parts of the pattern are outlines with a hand-run cordonnet and the picot edging is also attached by hand. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss I. K. Harrold |
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| Accession number | T.384-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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