Clothing Gallery – Coifs (and Hair)
Linen coif with needlepoint lace insertions and edges. Composed of one length with narrow openwork hem at edges, folded in half and seamed from front edge half way to back at top with 0.5cm wide insertion of needlepoint lace, back is half-open; seven insertions of needlepoint lace parallel with front edge, evenly spaced round coif c.1640 Manchester City gallery