My guess is a chalice veil. They're fairly common and about the size of a large handkerchief.
Avital ----- Original Message ----- From: Clay Blackwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My understanding is that while there was a pall which covered the > entire(closed) casket, a pall cloth was used to cover the face of > the deceased > during the wake. This served two purposes... it hid the face (which, > without the intervention of modern undertakers, may have been an > unpleasantsight). AND - it served a distinct purpose during the > wake, because if the > deceased person were not "quite sincerely dead", any breathing > would cause > the cloth to move, signaling that the person was still alive. > > Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
