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Based on the 14th-17th century trellis-work coif or skull-cap of silk thread or gold mesh. In the 18th-19th centuries it also referred to the soft crown of a bonnet or cap.

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'Evening full Dress in March 1809', published by John Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47545

'Evening full Dress in March 1809'

published by John Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 1 April 1809
NPG D47545