http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Theophila.jpg
Now, that portrait of Theophilia is very interesting. It is hard to
tell from such a small b&w repro, but doesn't it look as if the forehead
cloth is tied _over_ the coif? Look at what little we can see of her
hairline. Look at the corner where the headcloth & coif meet. Can
anyone else see the fainter line leading diagonally down across her
coif? It goes out of sight 'round the back of her head just a little
higher than eyebrow level. (If we could see her eyebrows, which seem to
be either plucked or bleached.)
I wonder if she put on ther headcloth, then the cowl, then wrapped those
ribbons or strings from the headcloth around the back of the coif?
Who owns this panting? I wanna go look at it!
And look at the other side. See that little bit that sticks out? Is
that a ruffle?
Maria from Alderford
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