Veil
- Object Name:
- Veil
- Object ID:
- 1978.064
- Creator:
- Mrs. Prouty
Artist - Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire (possibly)
- Date:
- 1800-1825
- Description:
- Veil. Black silk lace. Hand embroidered on net at 24 stitches per inch. Floral pattern. Scalloped edges with 2.25 x 2.5" flower motif above each scallop. Bottom row of three matching flower clusters. Remaining area of net stitched with 1" flowers. Hand stitched with running stitches to a mint green cotton chintz backing, not original to the object. Labeled, "Embroidered by the Mother of Miss Prouty before 1830". (Label removed and placed in object file 06/22/1981.)
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-19.5 L-53 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of William L. Warren (1912-1998).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- Subjects:
- Lace, Veils, Needlepoint, Needlework, Handwork, Accessories
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