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It was usually worn with a coif and inventories from the period record matching coifs and forehead clothes being made and bought together.   However, it is still unclear just how the forehead cloth was worn, as there are very few portraits illustrating both.  \r\n\r\nThis forehead cloth is embroidered with coloured silks and silver-gilt thread, and probably once had a matching coif.  The repeating pattern of flowers, fruits, birds and insects is typical of the naturalistic embroidery designs of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.","physicalDescription":"A forehead cloth of linen embroidered with coloured silks in shades of green, blue, pink, red, yellow and white in detached buttonhole stitch; and silver-gilt thread in chain, plaited braid stitches and couching.  The pattern consists of silver-gilt scrolling stems bearing coloured leaves, strawberries, roses, other flowers, a bird and butterflies.  The cloth is embroidered around the edge with green silk in buttonhole stitch.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Linen","id":"x29412"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Embroidery","id":"AAT53653"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Linen, silk thread, silver-gilt thread; hand-embroidered","categories":[{"text":"Clothing","id":"THES48975"},{"text":"Hats and headwear","id":"THES48943"},{"text":"Embroidery","id":"THES48960"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2020MT5354","2020MT5355"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"019","id":"THES310229"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Forehead cloth part","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1600-1625","earliest":"1600-01-01","latest":"1625-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"37.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approx","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"T.76-1911 and CIRC.265-1911","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"17.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approx","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"T.76-1911 and CIRC.265-1911","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"A coif almost identical in design to this forehead cloth is held in a private collection in New York. They have no provenance for their piece, but they believe it to be the piece sold at Chrtisties South Kensington 23 October 1990 lot 167 ex Roger Warner collection. Personal communication to Clare Browne june/july 2006.\r\n\r\nIn June 2007 this coif was held by Witney Antiques, Oxfordshire, and shown at the Grosvenor House antiques fair in that year.\r\nSeen by Daniel Milford-Cottam at Grosvenor House, June 2007.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Part of a woman's forehead cloth of linen, 1600-1625, British; embroidered with coloured silks and metal thread in a pattern of flowers, birds, insects (joined to Circ.265-1911)","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"roses","id":"AAT33321"},{"text":"strawberry","id":"x30500"},{"text":"butterfly","id":"x30161"},{"text":"bird","id":"x35043"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.76-1911"],"accessionNumberNum":"76","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1911,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-13","recordCreationDate":"2006-07-11","availableToBook":true}}