Veil
| Title | Veil |
|---|---|
| Date | 18th–19th century 18th century |
| Medium | Silk, metal-wrapped thread; embroidered |
| Classification | Accessory-Headwear-Womenswear |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Kate Fowler Merle-Smith, 1953 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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