inventory/headwear

Headwear
Headpieces - circlets & fillets- hairnets - false hair - flower garlands

Headpieces

Red silk templers with pewter coronet

Country of Origin: England France
Time period: late 14th-15th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Dark red, silver
Fabric: Silk
Construction Materials: Metal, fabric, false hair, gemstones
Metal: Pewter
Details of Gemstones & Pearls: Garnets, freshwater pearls (sm & large)
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Quilting cotton
Made by: Rosalie using pre-bought coronet
Documentation Isabeau de Baviere

Cylinder cauls (in progress)

Country of Garment: England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Cylinder cauls
Outer Colour: (in progress) gold
Outer Fabric: Dupion silk
Construction materials: Wire, silk, stiffened linen, semi-precious stones.
Decorative features: Semi precious stones set into band.
Construction method: Hand stitched with white silk thread.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: 1381 Wife of Sir Thomas Burton, brass effigy

Circlets & fillets

Brass and gilded circlet set with precious gems

Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: Leather
Construction Material: Brass, garnets, freshwater pearls, gold-plated roses
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with gold roses set with fresh water pearls evenly spaced among clusters of flowers made from settings with freshwater pearls and garnet centres. Lined with leather.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation 14th century artifact. Manuscripts, Bohemia etc

Silver circlet set with roses

Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Silver
Lining Fabric: felt
Construction Material: Silver, freshwater pearls, silver roses, small silver 5-lobed flowers.
Metal: Sterling silver for main circlet
Construction: . Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: 14th century artifact. Limbourgh Brothers, 15th century

. Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: c1340. The foolish Virgins. Klosterneuburg Gospels. Schaffhausen, City Library. Gen 8, folio 161r.

photo shows circlet unfinished

. Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: c1340. The foolish Virgins. Klosterneuburg Gospels. Schaffhausen, City Library. Gen 8, folio 161r.

photo shows circlet unfinished

Brass and circlet set with roses

Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: felt
Construction Material: Brass, roses
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with brass roses. Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: 1325 Thetford Abbey, England. Altar frontal.

photo shows circlet unfinished.

Pewter fleur-de-lys coronet x 2

Country of Origin: England France
Time period: 14th-15th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Silver
Lining Fabric: None
Construction Material: Metal
Metal: Pewter
Construction: Hand cast hinged plates with fleur-de-lys
Made by: Steve Millingham Pewter Replicas, England
Documentation 14th century artifact, French, Gilt-copper silver

Green patterned silk circlet with pearls

Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: silver-green
Outer Fabric: patterned silk
Lining Colour: black
Lining Fabric: wool felt
Decorative features: garnet beads, freshwater pearls of 2 sizes forming an oval pattern. Freshwater pearls individually stitched at the top and along the crown.
Construction method: Hand constructed and hand stitched.
Documentation: 1250 Cathedral of St Catherine and Maurice Germany

Scarlet silk fillet with gold roses

Country of Garment: England & Europe
Time Period: 13-15th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: Scarlet
Outer Fabric: 100% Dupion silk
Decorative features: roses made with petals of pearls stitched at intervals around the entire circlet
Construction method: Hand stitched with scarlet silk thread onto a woven band.
Documentation: Detail of the Foolish Virgins. Klosterneuburg Gospels, ca. 1340. Schaffenhausen, City Library Gen 8, folio 161r.

Scarlet silk velvet fillet with silver

Country of Garment: England & Europe
Time Period: 13-15th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: Scarlet
Outer Fabric: 100% silk velvet
Decorative features: silver arches and pearls around the entire circlet
Construction method: Hand stitched with pearls. Fingerloop lace ties at the back
Made by: Nigel Henderson
Documentation

Cream felt and pearl circlet

Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: Cream
Outer Fabric: Wool felt
Lining Colour: Cream
Lining Fabric: Wool felt
Decorative features: Freshwater pearls sewn in a cross formation, Gold metal braid stitched at the bottom with freshwater pearls hand stiched into each segment.
Construction method: Hand constructed and hand stitched.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: 1250 Cathedral of St Catherine and Maurice Germany

Hairnets

Silk hair net

Country of Garment: England & Europe
Time Period: 12-15th century
Type of Garment: hair net
Outer Colour: cream
Outer Fabric: silk
Decorative features: No decorative features
Construction method: Hand netted using traditional methods
Bought from: Knots In A Net
Made by: Knots In A Net
Documentation: Museum of London original

False hair

False headpiece

Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Garment: False hair to pad barbette
Outer Colour: Dark brown
Outer Fabric: False hair
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: none commercially produced
Bought from: False hair purchased from Op Shop at Stones Corner
Made by: commercial wig
Documentation

Braided Hair

Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Garment: False hair
Outer Colour: Dark brown
Outer Fabric: False hair
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: Braided hair styled and stitched with brown quilting thread.
Bought from: False hair purchased from Op Shop
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation

Braided Hair headpiece (in progress)

Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Garment: False hair
Outer Colour: Light brown
Outer Fabric: False hair
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: Braided hair styled and stitched down with brown quilting thread.
Bought from: False hair purchased from Lady Jayne, Big W
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation

Garlands

Garland of cornflowers

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland of cornflowers
Colour: Blue
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Flowers glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century

Garland of roses

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: dark pink
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Flowers glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century

Garland of white flowers

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour:
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Flowers glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century

Garland of ivy and berries

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Green and red
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire based circlet with artificial fir tree and ivy leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Holly berries are glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century

Garland of rosebuds

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Pale pink and green
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Pale pink rosebud flowers are glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century.

Will possible revamp this to be less fluffy.

Garland of red roses

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Red
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Felt circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Velvet red roses are glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century

Garland of red rose buds

Country of Origin: All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Red
Fabric: 100% satin ribbon
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Satin red rosebuds are glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century