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Bonnet Veil

A work made of silk, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); edged with machine-made picots.
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  • A work made of silk, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); edged with machine-made picots.

Date:

c. 1820

Artist:

Mary Chadbourne Keith Norton (American, 1807-1890)
United States, probably Maine, South Berwick

About this artwork

This bonnet veil was made by Mary Chadbourne Norton, the daughter of Major Winthrop Burnham Norton (1768–1844 [?]) and Dorothy Gowell (died 1831). She married Jairus Shaw Kieth (1793–1848) in 1826. The donor of this piece, Eugenia Keith Spring (d. 1920), was the daughter of the maker. This bonnet veil differs from the other two similar pieces (acc. nos. 1912.1633 & 1916.257) in this gallery in its shape and the use of tambour work, which was popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Mary N. Keith

Title

Bonnet Veil

Place

United States (Object made in)

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Made 1800–1820

Medium

Silk, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); edged with machine-made picots

Dimensions

51.7 × 108 cm (20 3/8 × 42 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles A. Spring, Jr.

Reference Number

1914.463

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