c. 1400
Orphrey panel, possibly from a cope, depicting Elizabeth and Mary embracing with foetuses visible in their wombs. Embroidered on pieced silk cut crimson velvet on a plain weave linen support.
44.5 × 26.7 cm (17 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)
Felt and vinyl
20th centuryAmericanBlue silk twill ground embroidered in long and short satin stitch
18th-19th centuryChineseLinen and wool, tapestry woven with plain woven ground
5th-7th centuryByzantineWool
EgyptianSilk
JapaneseSilk and metallic yarns filé
16th centuryEuropeanSilk brocade: rust red silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave, the ground interwoven in brocade weave with flat strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf
15th centuryChineseSilk foundation with silk and metal supplementary wefts
17th-18th centuryPersianWool, warp, weft and pile
18th centuryTurkish