Veil

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hat veils like this were worn both to veil the face modestly and also around the hat, off the face, to decorate the hat and facilitate flirtatious glances. The color of this one is particularly attention-getting. The motifs and their linear configuration, standard on veils of this type and period, show influence of Indian textile patterns.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art