coif & forehead cloth
Summary
Linen coif (demi-coif). Straight with double curve each end with a narrow hem containing a drawstring. Front and back edges curved. Back has a thread loop at each end, front with a border of cut-work embroidery. Linen forehead cloth, oval with border 2.5cm of matching embroidery on one side; ends pleated and attached to tape, joined to form Y shape. See plate 60 in Patterns of Fashion 4, linen 1540-1660, Janet Arnold.
Object Name
coif & forehead cloth
Date Created
1640-1660
Dimensions
Size (forehead cloth): 26.7cm x 10.2cm
Size (coif): 66cm x 22.9cm
accession number
2003.100/2
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Medium
Credit
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Manchester Art Gallery, 2002.
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