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)

Keywords

England female women woman people country costume British English headdress elegance elegant medieval dress location century Britain veil lady concept B&W headgear MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages 15th century The Print Collector butterfly headdress fifteenth century frontlet wimple Unknown Mrs Emily Jessie Ashdown Ashdown Emily Jessie Mrs Charles H Ashdown Charles H Mrs Ashdown Emily Jessie Ashdown