Panel of Blackwork in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2012

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

Accession Number:35.21.3

"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.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/223032