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Chaperons

Scope note

Round, stuffed coverings for the head with wide streamers falling from the crown; worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210732

Broader Terms used

headgear

Term used for

chaperoons
shapperoones

Equivalent Terms used

chaperon

Created

12yrs ago

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