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English hoods

Scope note

Headdresses, usually of black fabric, characterized by a peak that projects above the forehead and is maintained by wires or a stiffened decorated framework; usually with embroidered strips that frame the face and either a fall of fabric that continues beyond the shoulders or two long pendant flaps that are sometimes pinned up at the sides; worn with an undercap by women from the late 15th to the mid-16th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000254515

Broader Terms used

headdresses

Equivalent Terms used

English hood

Created

13yrs ago

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