Veil
- Object Name:
- Veil
- Object ID:
- 1939.021.03
- Creator:
- Whittemore, Eliza C. (1809-1901)
- Place of Origin:
- Antrim, NH/Hillsborough, NH
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Veil, mourning. Embroidered by Eliza C. Whittemore (1809-1901); Hillsborough, NH, c. 1840. Black silk, embroidered in silk, all-over bud and two leaves pattern with large, openwork leaves around three sides.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-47 L-46 inches
- Provenance:
- Embroidered by Eliza (Cochran) Whittemore (1809-1901), wife of Dr. Jacob Putnam Whittemore (1810-1873), of Antrim and Hillsborough, NH. The donor, Avis W. Robinson (1893-1968) was the great-grand-daughter of Eliza Cochran Whittemore.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Avis W. Robinson
- Subjects:
- Mourning, Mourning clothing & dress, Mourning customs
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