coif & forehead cloth

Summary

Linen, embroidered in black silk. Coif: one length of material shaped at each end, folded in half, openwork seaming from edges half way to fold at top; hem at lower edge with drawstring, small sections of linen inside lower corner for reinforcement; embroidery worked diagonally in sprig pattern of leaves and Tudor roses, alternating with dots in back, buttonhole and knot stitches. Forehead cloth: triangular with small tabs at each end of long side; embroidered as coif; pin markings in tabs and tiny darns suggest tabs were used as fastening.