The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 14, 2024
Wedding Veil
1800s
Average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1235
Location: not on view
Description
Brides traditionally concealed their faces during their weddings and afterward as newly married women and on special occasions. This elaborate type, which includes a cotton netting rectangle that permitted vision, was only worn by Tajik Turkmen. The decoration features motifs that can be interpreted as birds or palmette leaves in a style that characterizes early Islamic art and that may have originated in Iran.- Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 18, 2014-December 14, 2015).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1235