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Description: | Linen coif, cut in one section, folded over crown and joined at back by openwork seam of needlepoint lace, small section of gathering at centre back; lower edge hemmed at back to take drawstring (missing), with slit separating each front and side front ; small contemporary darns and small section of linen applied along slit hem to reinforce; edges with openwork hem and trimmed with scalloped bobbin lace (probably Flemish); three bands of cutwork and needlepoint decoration along front in 6-pointed star pattern; openwork seam at back is of different pattern, with 6-pointed stars and 4-pointed compass-like figures.
Technique: cutwork
Material: linen
Material: needlepoint lace
Material: bobbin lace
coif made in England, 1625-1650, (2003.83). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.14567 | Go to resource |
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