Veil is made using bobbin lace mesh ground with needle lace motifs and is made of linen.

The bobbin lace process is best described as a form of weaving, in which the warp and weft threads are constantly changing places. There are only two basic movements, the cross and the twist, which always involve two pairs of threads. Bobbin lace is worked over a card pattern that is fastened to a pillow stuffed hard with material such as straw, sawdust, or horsehair. As each stitch, or row of stitches, is formed it is held in place with a pin pushed through the appropriate point on the pattern and into the pillow. The shape and size of both bobbins and pillows varies considerably from region to region.

A Brussels needle lace bonnet veil on a bobbin lace ground, made of linen. Veil features a continuous fan shaped floral sprigs form border on three sides; the lower edge with slightly larger, fuller motifs. Joined cornucopia shaped floral sprays above lower scalloped edge with ten rows of small random floral sprigs worked into mesh ground and extending to straight footside edge. The repeat motif is approximately 130mm in width. Veil is made using bobbin lace mesh ground with needle lace motifs and is made of linen.

Made: 1810 - 1820

H5111-65

1810 - 1820

1120 mm

57 mm