Veil by Louisa Lewis Phelps


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Accession #:
ca1890-01-10
Category:
Made by Students
Medium:
lace
Creator:
Louisa Lewis Phelps
Date:
ca. 1825
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Size:
46" long x 23" wide
Description:
Black lace veil. Thin silk cord as drawstring along top. Scalloped edge around three sides. Small 12 pointed flower inside each scallop on two sides. Larger flower with drawn work in each scallop along bottom. Undulating vine of flowers along bottom with repeating cluster of flowers above. Top half of veil covered in repeating pattern of small flowers.

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