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Description: | 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.
Technique: blackwork
Technique: embroidering
Technique: openwork
Technique: buttonhole stitch
Technique: knot stitch
Material: linen
Material: silk
coif & forehead cloth made in England, Europe, 1600-20, (2003.63/2). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.14561 | Go to resource |
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