A coif and forehead cloth of linen embroidered with black silk thread in stem, speckling and chain stitches, silver-gilt thread in double-plait stitch and powdered with silver-gilt spangles. The pattern consists of silver-gilt scrolling stems bearing holly leaves, pansies, oak leaves, thistles, pea pods, strawberries, birds, caterpillars and flying insects in black silk. The front of the coif and edges of the forehead cloth are edged with buttonhole stitch in silvergilt thread. The bottom edge of the coif has a casing with original linen tape. Both are unlined. The seam at the top of the coif has been unpicked and later re-sewn. The forehead cloth has its original linen tapes, about 7.5 cm long each, at either side.