Veil
- Object Name:
- Veil
- Object ID:
- 1993.033.05
- Date:
- 1874
- Description:
- Wedding outfit of Georgia A. Harriman. Includes: tan taffeta silk bodice (.1), skirt of matching fabric (.2), petticoat (.3), petticoat (.4), net veil (.5), and pair of stockings (.6), shoes (.7), and nosegay (.8).
.5 Net veil. Off-white, undecorated. Edges unfinished. Gathered with thread in one location, approximately 1/4 of the length down. 112" long (Torn and missing fabric throughout). - Material:
- Textile
- Provenance:
- Part of an outfit worn by Georgia A. Harriman (1846-1887), daughter of former NH Gov. Walter Harriman (1817-1884) of Warner, on her marriage to Joseph R. Leeson (1844-1930), September 15, 1874, Concord. The outfit was donated by her great-grandson, Robert Leeson, Jr.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Robert Leeson, Jr.
- People:
- Harriman, Georgia A. (1846-1887), Leeson, Joseph R. (1844-1930), Harriman, Walter (1817-1884), Leeson, Robert (1932-20 )
- Subjects:
- Wedding clothing dress, Wedding costume, Weddings
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