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Chaperon (headgear)
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A chaperon was a form of hood or, later, a highly versatile hat worn by men in all parts of Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Initially a utilitarian garment, it first grew a long partly decorative t
Probable self-portrait by Jan van Eyck, 1433, National Gallery. The chaperon is worn in style A with just a patch of the bourrelet showing (right of centre) through the cornette wound round it (practical for painting in).
Probable self-portrait by Jan van Eyck, 1433, National Gallery. The chaperon is worn in style A with just a patch of the bourrelet showing (right of c
Léal Souvenir by Jan van Eyck, 1432, National Gallery. A relatively simple wool chaperon, with bourrelet, and cornette hanging forward.
Léal Souvenir by Jan van Eyck, 1432, National Gallery. A relatively simple wool chaperon, with bourrelet, and cornette hanging forward.
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy after Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1450, has an unusually large bourrelet, surely hollow, worn in style D.
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy after Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1450, has an unusually large bourrelet, surely hollow, worn in style D.
The carried chaperon (style F) of the lower man shows clearly (from bottom) the patte, bourrelet and cornette. The man above has a much larger bourrel
The carried chaperon (style F) of the lower man shows clearly (from bottom) the patte, bourrelet and cornette. The man above has a much larger bourrelet and his patte tied under the chin (1445–50, detail from gallery).