French Hood Images 1580s - Tudor Research

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	Elizabeth "Bess" of Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury c.1580 by an Unknown Artist Tudor and Elizabeth Portraits, managed by Edward Buehler	Too dark to tell, but it appears to be the upper billiment of a French hood.
	Nobilis Femina Francica from Habitus Variarum Orbis Gentium by Jean Jacques Boissard 1581
	Nobilis Virgo Francica from Habitus Variarum Orbis Gentium by Jean Jacques Boissard 1581
	Mary Wriothesley (née Browne) Effigy monument 1582 to 1594 Tudor Effigies Database managed by Dr Jane Malcolm-Davies
	Maria Howard (née Wriothesley) Effigy monument 1582 to 1594 Tudor Effigies Database managed by Dr Jane Malcolm-Davies
	Anne Knollys Robert Peake the Elder 1582
	Judith Pelham (née St John) Effigy monument 1584 Tudor Effigies Database managed by Dr Jane Malcolm-Davies
	Elizabeth Southcotte (née Robins) Effigy monument 1585 Tudor Effigies Database managed by Dr Jane Malcolm-Davies	While she is lying on her back, it appears to be a simple French hood.
	Unknown Lady c.1585 by an Unknown Artist Tudor and Elizabeth Portraits, managed by Edward Buehler
	Unknown Girl Aged 20 John Bettes II 1587
	Elizabeth Brydges 1589 by Hieronimo Custodis Wikimedia Commons	Appears to be a billiment edged with gold work, and may be part of a French hood, or might stand alone or be part of a cap.
	Francis Clinton, Lady Chandros 1589 by Hieronimo Custodis Tudor and Elizabeth Portraits, managed by Edward Buehler	Appears to be white satin edged with gold work billiment. May be a part of a French hood, or might stand alone or be part of a cap.
	Mary Huddye a brass rubbing artist unknown 1589
	Joan Suckling (née Cardinal) Effigy monument 1589 Tudor Effigies Database managed by Dr Jane Malcolm-Davies	Unusual view of a bongrace. "close-fitting cap with jewelled billament and veil pinned up in stiff bongrace". Is this a variation on the French hood?
	An Unknown Lady not dated Appears to be late 1580s to 1590s by Nicholas Hilliard Tudor and Elizabeth Portraits, managed by Edward Buehler	Definitely a bongrace. May be part of a French hood, or attached to one. Definite jeweled gold work billiment seen.