Veil

ca. 1835

Not on view

Hat veils like this were worn both to veil the face modestly and also around the hat, off the face, to decorate the hat and facilitate flirtatious glances. The color of this one is particularly attention-getting. The motifs and their linear configuration, standard on veils of this type and period, show influence of Indian textile patterns.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Veil
Date: ca. 1835
Culture: probably British
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Charles E. Rogers, 1968
Object Number: 2009.300.3327
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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