Wedding veil
Category
Costume
Date
1925 - 1930
Materials
Cotton, silk thread, elastic.
Measurements
750 x 1210 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604858
Summary
A woman's wedding veil, made from a cotton net ground embroidered with Cornelly stitch floss silk thread in a floral pattern. The veil has been gathered on elastic to create a "Juliet" style cap, which is edged with cream silk ribbon. The hem is scalloped and finished with Cornelly style floss silk embroidery.