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.)
Silk
20th centuryJapaneseSilk on cotton
20th centuryAfghanTextile fibers
20th centuryGermanTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatianCompound-weave silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseDark blue satin ground with brocaded decoration
17th-18th centuryChinesePlain weave cotton textile samples with multi-strand floats
20th centuryCroatianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
19th centuryIndianFiber
Spanish