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Woman's coif
about 1600
England
22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.)
Linen; embroidered with silk and metallic threads
Classification: CostumesObject is currently not on viewWoman's coif. Design of gold coiling stems with blackwork flowers, birds, worms, butterflies, and snails. Linen; embroidered with silk and metallic threads. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, by exchange, 1996
Accession number: 1996.51Provenance/Ownership History: Possibly 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)
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