Wedding veil worn by Florance Trevor
date: label: Date
content: 1951
name: label: Attributed to
content: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981
label: Worn by
content: Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor, American, 1927 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: Wedding veil worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. The veil (a) is made from off-white tulle extending down beyond the floor and onto the train of the dress. The headpiece is made from a circle of wire covered in fabric and trimmed in off-white floral lace. The lace extends down the sides of the shorter part of the veil used to cover the face during the ceremony.
label: Description
content: The veil is accompanied by a length of the off-white tulle (b) and a scrap of the floral lace (c).
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Florance Rumbough Trevor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.73.1.4abc
objectType: label: Type
content: veils
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tulle, lace, and wire
label: Dimensions
content: Length: 70 in. (177.8 cm)