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Wedding Veil

1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Limerick (made)
London (worn)

Square of diamond shaped machine net, tambour-embroidered all over with a delicate pattern of curving stems with leaves and flowers.


Object details

Categories
Marriage
Fashion
Hats & Headwear
Accessories
Womenswear
Object type
Wedding veil
Materials and techniques
Machine net tambour-embroidered
Net
Tambouring
Brief description
Wedding veil of embroidered net, Limerick, Ireland, 1855.
Physical description
Square of diamond shaped machine net, tambour-embroidered all over with a delicate pattern of curving stems with leaves and flowers.
Dimensions
  • Length: 68in
  • Width: 68in
  • Length: 172.7cm
  • Width: 172.7cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Trevelyan
Object history
This veil was worn in 1855 by Eliza Smith for her marriage to Adolphus W. Dixey in London. Adolphus Dixey went on to become optician to Queen Victoria.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.292-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O358951/wedding-veil-unknown/
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