Nun's veiling was a lightweight
cloth made of
wool. It was a
plain weave fabric used mainly for
women veils and dresses. Nun's veiling got its name from the fact that it was used in
Veils by several religious orders.
Structure
Nun's veiling was a lightweight, soft, thin,
sheer, wool cloth with open
weave structure. The construction was more open than a woolen
batiste
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cloth. There were also variants in
silk,
cotton and
mixed materials.
Use
Nun's veiling was used in ladies'
toilette
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s, as a
flounce fabric and in a variety of
outfits for
English women in the
19th century
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The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolis ...
.
See also
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Katharine Cornell
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Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic A ...
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The Veiled Nun
''The Veiled Nun'' is a marble bust depicting a female figure that was sculpted by an unidentified Italian workshop in c. 1863. Despite its name, the woman depicted is not a nun. The bust was popular with visitors to the Corcoran Gallery of Art i ...
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