Linen Coif

Linen Coif

$36.95

    • Based on contemporary artwork
    • No visible machine stitching
    • Made in 100% Lightweight Linen
    • Machine washable
    • 3 panel construction for flattering fit
    • Available in 2 sizes: M & L
    • Color: White

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About Linen Coif

Our linen coif is of the three panel pattern for better fit. It is made of 100% linen and is fully lined for durability with no visible exterior machine stitching. Based on countless images of the middle and later medieval periods. Use it on its own or inside your hat or hood.

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Medium, Large

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Size Chart

Note: Take head measurement at the widest part on the brow. Fit will vary with head size and shape – which is why there is some overlap in the sizes. Choose your size based on how you prefer hats to fit – either on the larger or smaller side.

Size Head Measurement
Medium 21 – 22″ / 53 – 56cm
Large 23 – 24″ / 58 – 61cm

Our linen coif is of the three panel pattern for better fit. It is made of 100% linen and is fully lined for durability with no visible exterior machine stitching. Based on countless images of the middle and later medieval periods. Use it on its own or inside your hat or hood.

Drawing after fresco by Giotto of a Simple Man Honors Saint Francis in the church of San Francesco, Italy circa 1300

Drawing after fresco of The Allegories of Virtues and Vices by Giotto in the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy circa 1305

Drawing after a detail of the Romance of Alexander, MS. Bodley 264, circa 1340 in the Bodeleian Library, Oxford, England

A farmer wears a linen coif and a black linen cotte.

A young soldier prepares for his day with a red linen gambeson, and a coif to go under the rest of his head gear.

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