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Materials: Cotton net; handmade laces: linen and cotton thread. Provenance: From the estate of Ralph and Ria Cooley, Westfield, MA. The Cooleys were owners of the Cooley & Noble Drum Factory in western Massachusetts, famous for supplying Drums to the Union army during the Civil War. Condition: Excellent. There are a few pea sized faint brown stains near the veil's edge, barely noticeable. Measurements: Oval Shape: 84" X 109". Comments: Floral designs worked in Brussels bobbin lace were hand appliquéd onto the white net ground. The overall pointe d'esprit pattern is also hand embroidered. A lovely early Twentieth century antique wedding veil.
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