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First Communion Veil

1945-1949 (made)
Place of origin
France (made)

First communion veil of white net, edged thoughout in box-pleated net, and falling from a round cap of self fabric. The cap is stitched in tucks across the head; it has a shaped brim of cream machine-made lace (folded back from the face and edged with box-pleated net) at the front, and ivory elastic braid at the back; the cap is trimmed at each side with a cockade of ivory satin ribbon and a small spray of artificial lily-of-the-valley.


Object details

Object type
First communion veil
Materials and techniques
Net trimmed with lace, braid and artificial flowers
Brief description
First Communion veil; probably French, 1945-49
Physical description
First communion veil of white net, edged thoughout in box-pleated net, and falling from a round cap of self fabric. The cap is stitched in tucks across the head; it has a shaped brim of cream machine-made lace (folded back from the face and edged with box-pleated net) at the front, and ivory elastic braid at the back; the cap is trimmed at each side with a cockade of ivory satin ribbon and a small spray of artificial lily-of-the-valley.
Dimensions
  • At brim circumference: 48cm
  • From neck length: 75.5cm
Object history
References:


Worn by the donor, Monica Diaz (born 1935). As a child
Ms Diaz lived with her family in Sefton Park, Liverpool,
where her father was in the Consulate, and also in Sale.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.124-1995

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Record createdApril 19, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O38515/first-communion-veil/
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