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.Part of a woman's forehead cloth, 1600-1625, British; linen embroidered with coloured silks and metal thread in a pattern of flowers, birds, insects (joined to T.76-1911)