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| - Coif panel of linen that was once hand-embroidered in black silk thread and cut to shape with sharply defined cheek-pieces and forehead peak. The edges are turned and hemmed, the neck hem being 0.5 inches deep to take the draw string. The outlines of the panel and the design are drawn in blue ink but the black embroidery silk has almost vanished.
Only stitch holes and the tiniest fragments of thread remain. The original embroidery design, drawn in blue ink, is now visible and consists of columbine, carnations, pansies, strawberries, roses, marigold, honeysuckle, lily and borage, with various birds and insects, and a squirrel. The cheek-pieces, widow's peak and top edge were once embroidered with black silk in buttonhole stitch. The bottom edge is turned and hemmed to form a casing and the top edge and crown gathers have been unpicked. The thread count is 90 x 90 threads per inch approximately. The coif is unlined. (en)
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