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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Veil for a bonnet made of green silk gauze with a woven border of stripes. The top edge, which also has a narrow woven stripe, is turned over, stitched, and has a narrow green silk ribbon threaded through it. The lower edge is also turned over and stitched. The side borders are the selvedge.

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Categories	Textiles Hats & Headwear
Object type	Veil
Materials and techniques	Silk gauze with a woven border, stitched and with silk ribbon threaded through it Silk Gauze Silk (Textile) Woven Sewing
Brief description	Veil for a bonnet made of green silk gauze with a woven border, made in England, ca. 1840.
Physical description	Veil for a bonnet made of green silk gauze with a woven border of stripes. The top edge, which also has a narrow woven stripe, is turned over, stitched, and has a narrow green silk ribbon threaded through it. The lower edge is also turned over and stitched. The side borders are the selvedge.
Dimensions	Width: 45in Length: 35in
Credit line	Given by Mrs A. C. Mills
Object history	Registered File number 1985/107. 'Found while turning out for a removal' [letter from the donor 12/1/1985].
Subject depicted	Stripes
Bibliographic reference	Celnart, Elizabeth. Manuel des Dames ou L'Art de la Toilette. Suivi de l'Art du Modiste et du Mercier-Passementier. Bruxelles : A. Wahlen, 1829. p. 203.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.148-1985

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O352867/veil-unknown/

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