. . . "Woman's coif. English; first quarter 17th century. Linen embroidered with silver-gilt and silver thread and silks: ladder, chain, cable chain, heavy chain, long and short and detached buttonhole stitches with laid and couched work, seed pearls and spangles. Trimmed with silver-gilt bobbin lace. Bequeathed by Mr. Frank Ward. []\nTreasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars label text: \n\nNightcap and coif\nAbout 1610; 1600\n\nMen wore nightcaps when relaxing at home, in contrast to more formal headwear worn for public business during the day. The informal head covering for women was the coif. For the wealthy, these could be highly decorated with expensive metal thread and are of great beauty.\n\nEngland\nNightcap: linen, embroidered in silver and gilded silver thread,\nwith metal bobbin lace\nCoif: linen, embroidered in silver and gilded silver thread,\nspangles and pearls, with metal bobbin lace\nCoif bequeathed by Frank Ward\nV&A T.75-1954, 239-1960 []"@en .