Coif

Medium

Linen worked with silk and metal thread, spangles; satin, long -and-short, braid, buttonhole, and couching stitches

Dimensions

Coif: H. 9 x W. 8 1/2 inches (22.9 x 21.6 cm); Forehead cloth: H. 7 x W. 17 1/2 inches (17.8 x 44.4 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Embroidered

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Accession Number

64.101.1242