Veil
Category
Textiles
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Linen, Silk
Measurements
510 mm (Length)500 mm (W)
Place of origin
Eastern Europe
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932750
Summary
Chalice veil. Fabric, linen 'filet' lace, square hand knotted ground, embroidered in darning and needle weaving in yellow, green, blue, gold, brown, cream and red floss silk; design, centre, sunburst motif enclosing striped 4-leaf clover surrounded by geometric plants and flower heads; trimming, woven braid 13 mm gilt wound on linen weft with gilt plate and yellow silk warp, attached with yellow silk hem stitch; lining, cream hand woven linen plain weave, hemmed on four sides.