Coif

England

Date

16th century

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped fiber, and linen in chain and seed stitches

Dimensions

19.2 × 37 cm (7 1/2 × 14 5/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland