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Top of striped raw linen doublet with silver buttons

1560s Striped Linen Giubbione (Doublet)

Jan 2025

Black foam head wearing a white fur cap with side folds

1540s Tudor Lettice Cap

Jul 2024

Part of a man's white linen coif, tied under the chin

Man’s coif, 15th – 16th century

Oct 2021

Headdress with gold braid and veil

1410 English Caul Headdress

Apr 2021

Part of a woman's white linen coif, gathered at the back of the neck and tied over the head

16th century English Woman’s Coif

Jun 2020

Head mannequin wearing a decorated band around the head, half-round hair covers with gold net, and a veil

1340s English Crespinettes

Apr 2020

Woman wearing a green fillet and half-round hair covers near the ears, with a white veil and wimple

1330s English Crespinettes

Nov 2018

Part of a women's white cap, tied over the top of the head

Birgitte Cap, 13th – 15th centuries

Mar 2018

Part of a man's white linen cap, gathered slightly into a binding

Man’s coif, 12th – 14th centuries

Mar 2018

A glove cuff in satin, with tabs embroidered with flowers in silk and gold

Elizabethan Embroidered Gloves

Mar 2009

Part of a man's leather jerkin, with elaborate slashes for decoration

1560s Elizabethan Leather Jerkin

Jul 2005

Corner of a book with elaborate cover of red velvet, gold embroidery and pearls

Elizabethan Goldwork Bookcover

Apr 2002

Paining in medieval style of a king and queen within a gold circle, and the word Proclaim

12th century English Document

Sep 1996

Part of a woman's linen cap, heavily embroidered in back silk

1580s English Blackwork Coif

Mar 1983