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Group Shot: 43.244a-b
Woman's coif and forehead cloth
Group Shot: 43.244a-b

Woman's coif and forehead cloth

about 1610–15
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, embroidered with silk and metallic threads and spangles; metallic bobbin lace
DimensionsCoif (center back): 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Forehead cloth: 17 x 36 cm (6 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.244a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOriginally belonged to the Wodehouse family, Kimberley, Norfolk, England; Purchased in London by Elizabeth Day McCormick, early 20th century; Gift to the MFA, 1943
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