Coif
c. 1600
Linen(?), plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and gilt and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped thread in detached buttonhole, buttonhole filling, stem, chain, ladder, threaded back (Italian link), Holllie, and Ceylon variation stitches; plaited braid
23.5 × 41.9 cm (9.3 × 16.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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