I think that many of the hair pieces at this time used buckram or horse hair
fabric for a stiffer and unforgiving shape to the hats/coverings. It looks much
like the frames that held up veils but combined with a cone shaped top. Kinda
like a Cone-head from Saturday Night Live. The shape looks to be to be a strip
of stiff fabric that is shaped around the face. It would stand off the face a
little so the pearls could be seen just in front of the ears. It went cown to
the bottom of the ear lobe. It looks like someone came up with a first in
portraits of this time. A hat with the french hood front. Just in my opinion.
I've never seen one like this before.Sincerely, Rebecca Rautine> From: [EMAIL
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Subject: [h-cost] Renaissance coif or hood?> > First i am not sertain if the
word is coif or hood, i am talking about the head dress worn for the lady i am
going to recreate:> http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br2.htm> What i can't figure
out is the linnen part that peaks out from the black pearl coif. To me i cant
figure out how it can bend out in the oval sides without bending in again at
the ears, is it the painter who made something wrong or how on earth is it
done?> Can someone explain to me please?> I have ben so fortunate that a grave
found recently found in Hørby Kirke from 1600 had a coif excactly like this i
am going to make, unfortunately i am not allowed to publish it yeat, because
they want it to be published at the website called:
http://www.livinghistory.dk/- I have just printed out the pattern in the right
size and i guess i am going to use the same pattern for the under linnen part,
only slightly bigger.> I am very excited to start this projekt, and i must go
hunting for pearls on monday for the embellishment. I have planned to use some
of my gold pearl purl also.> It is a lady named Ester Grølsted, who made the
pattern draft after original wich was red silk.> > Bjarne>
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