EditorialCoif, late 1500s. England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century. Silk, gold and silver thread, sequins, padding, linen; embroidery; overall: 21 x 42.2 cm (8 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.).
EditorialBukharan woman and husband. Lalla Ro?kh. [A description of Tableaux vivants re. Berlin, 1822. A Bukharan woman and her husband. The outdoor bonnet and coat is different from that of Bukharan girls. Bukharan women wear under their bonnet a sort of coif...
EditorialSeal of Waleran de Beaumont. England; circa 1144-1166. [Obverse of seal] Impression of seal of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and Earl of Worcester. He is mounted, in armour, with coif [cap of mail], conical helmet with nasal, hauberk [coat of ma...
EditorialSeal of Waleran de Beaumont. England; circa 1144-1166. [Reverse of seal] Impression of the seal of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and Earl of Worcester. He is mounted, in armour, with coif [cap of mail], conical helmet with nasal and backties, ha...
EditorialCoif, early 17th century, British, Linen embroidered with silk and silver-gilt wrapped thread and spangles, H. 9 x W. 17 inches (22.9 x 43.2 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Rinceaux patterns, characterized by scrolling vines amid flowers, birds, and insects...
EditorialCoif, 1575?1600, British, Linen embroidered with linen and metal thread, spangles; drawn thread work, satin, chain, and needle-lace stitches, 8 1/2 x 16 inches (21.6 x 40.6 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialSandstone stele with a figure of Harihara, Indian, 10th. The main four-armed standing figure is divided verticlly through the centre, its proper right-side (that is on the left of this picture) is Shiva, and the left Vishnu. Shivas hair is built up in ...