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The mantilla is a sheer, lace or silk scarf worn by women and girls over the head and shoulders. Mantillas are often placed over an elaborate hair comb called a “peineta” to give it added height at the crown of the head. They are popular in Spain and Mexico.

Written by TheVintageFashionGuild

See Also: Fanchon, Headkerchief – Head Scarf


1800s Spanish machine net lace for mantillas - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1800s Spanish machine net lace for mantillas

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1800s Spanish mantilla - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1800s Spanish mantilla

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

mid 1800s Spanish black silk mantilla - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

mid 1800s Spanish black silk mantilla

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

mid 1800s Spanish silk mantilla - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

mid 1800s Spanish silk mantilla

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

late 1800s European silk mantilla - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

late 1800s European silk mantilla

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1957 Paraguayan cotton mantilla - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1957 Paraguayan cotton mantilla

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art