A 16th Century English "Vizard," a type of mask worn by gentlewomen.
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A 16th Century English "Vizard," a type of mask worn by gentlewomen. These masks were not used for masquerade balls or entertainment; rather, they served a practical purpose....
The mask was discovered hidden inside the wall of a 16th Century stone building, folded into a niche within the wall’s insulating core of soil, straw, and horse hair.
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A 16th Century English "Vizard," a type of mask worn by gentlewomen. These masks were not used for masquerade balls or entertainment; rather, they served a practical purpose....
The mask was discovered hidden inside the wall of a 16th Century stone building, folded into a niche within the wall’s insulating core of soil, straw, and horse hair.
@Dr_TheHistories #globalmusuem #masks #dancing #history@globalmuseum What is the practical purpose of that mask?
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A 16th Century English "Vizard," a type of mask worn by gentlewomen. These masks were not used for masquerade balls or entertainment; rather, they served a practical purpose....
The mask was discovered hidden inside the wall of a 16th Century stone building, folded into a niche within the wall’s insulating core of soil, straw, and horse hair.
@Dr_TheHistories #globalmusuem #masks #dancing #historyThe mask was discovered hidden inside the wall of a 16th Century stone building, folded into a niche within the wall’s insulating core of soil, straw, and horse hair. Made of black velvet lined with silk and reinforced with pressed paper, the mask was designed to shield a woman’s complexion from sun and wind while traveling. It features eye slits, a shaped nose, and a mouth opening that once held a black glass bead; the wearer would bite down on the bead to keep the mask in place
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@globalmuseum What is the practical purpose of that mask?
@rodmur
I seem to have read somewhere that the mask was designed to shield a woman’s complexion from sun and wind while traveling.
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The mask was discovered hidden inside the wall of a 16th Century stone building, folded into a niche within the wall’s insulating core of soil, straw, and horse hair. Made of black velvet lined with silk and reinforced with pressed paper, the mask was designed to shield a woman’s complexion from sun and wind while traveling. It features eye slits, a shaped nose, and a mouth opening that once held a black glass bead; the wearer would bite down on the bead to keep the mask in place
Sunscreen
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@rodmur
I seem to have read somewhere that the mask was designed to shield a woman’s complexion from sun and wind while traveling.
@globalmuseum@Eetschrijver @globalmuseum I notice Atlas Obscura has an article about it.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/visard-mask-elizabethan-visor-blank-16th-century
It was apparently creepy looking. The price of beauty, I suppose...
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@globalmuseum What is the practical purpose of that mask?
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