Portrait of an unknown English woman

Creator:

Holbein, Hans, the younger, 1497/1498-1543

Published/Created:

ca. 1532-1535

Physical Description:

27.6 x 19.2 cm

Date Depicted:

1975
1500 AD - 1699 AD

Notes:

A delicate linen beret and coif with ear lappets.

Abstract:

The pedimental headdress, also known as the kennel or gable, is the classic headdress of the period. No hair is visible when it is worn. Most popular in England, it is made by covering the hair with a fold of transparent linen, then add­ing a gold and jew

Topics:

Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Germany -- 16th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Reformation

Culture:

German

Accession Number:

4390-003

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
drawings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Reformation (Women): 1500-1550: Hair and Headdresses

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 3

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 3 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938471

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

London, England: British Museum

OID:

10600349

PID:

digcoll:1846679