Panel of blackwork

1580–1620

Not on view

"Blackwork" or monochrome silk embroidery on white linen was a fashionable embellishment for dress in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The repeating pattern on this panel displays flora typical of embroideries of the period: honeysuckle, pansies, borage, and grapes.

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Title: Panel of blackwork
Date: 1580–1620
Culture: British
Medium: Linen worked with silk thread; buttonhole, cross, outline, and herringbone stitches
Dimensions: H. 17 1/4 x W. 21 in. (43.8 x 53.3 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.21.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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