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Woman's coif

English
about 1600
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Linen; embroidered with silk and metallic threads
Dimensions 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, by exchange
Accession Number1996.51
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWoman's coif. Design of gold coiling stems with blackwork flowers, birds, worms, butterflies, and snails. Linen; embroidered with silk and metallic threads.
ProvenancePossibly 1957, at Blo Broughton Hall in Norfolk, England; October 23, 1990, sold at CSK auction as lot 135 by Roger Warner; 1996, purchased from Cora Ginsburg LLC by the MFA (Accession date: March 27, 1996)