Title
The butterfly headdress, 15th century, (1910). Artist: Unknown
Caption
The butterfly headdress, 15th century, (1910). A woman from the time of Edward IV-Richard III, wearing a headdress showing the frontlet, composed of a piece of rigid wire netting covered with black material which passed over the head and allowed a small loop to appear on the forehead - this was designed to ease the strain on the hair caused by wearing the headdress at an angle 45 degrees from the perpendicular. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1910
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19C14_008
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,2Mb (1,6Mb) / 8,6in x 13,7in / 2571 x 4106 (300dpi)