Veil or Head Cover
1894-1904
Scroll
Veil or Head Cover
1894-1904
Physical Qualities
Silk, metallic brocading threads (silver and gold alloy strips wrapped around a silk core)., 61 3/4 x 60 1/2 in. (156.9 x 153.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.1986.28
Silk veils were among the many exotic textiles collected by the Cone sisters and often used around their household. This one is still in good condition, having been spared use as a lampshade, the fate of some others.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1950; from Etta Cone, Baltimore
Ornamental Art of India
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Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore
Levitov, Karen. "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, p. 78.
Brushan, Jamila Brij. "The Costumes and Textiles of India." Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons and Co., Private Ltd., 1958, p. CXXXIII.
Peebles, Merrily. Court and Village: India's Textile Traditions. Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1981. Exhibition catalog., p 14,. p. 15, p. 19.
Peebles, Merrily. Court and Village: India's Textile Traditions. Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1981. Exhibition catalog., p 14,. p. 15, p. 19.
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