"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
Helen Bruce (until 1935; sold to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "In Prayse of the Needle: English Domestic Embroidery 1550–1750," July 3–January 13, 1974.
Woodmere. Hewlett-Woodmere Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," September 12–October 8, 1978.
Freeport Memorial Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," October 10–November 5, 1978.
Babylon Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," November 7–December 3, 1978.
Massapequa Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," December 5, 1978–January 7, 1979.
Albertson. Shelter Rock Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," January 9–February 4, 1979.
Levittown Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," February 6–March 4, 1979.
Brightwaters. Bay Shore Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," March 5–May 27, 1979.
Huntington. South Huntington Public Library, New York. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," March 6–April 1, 1979.
Hempstead Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," April 3–April 29, 1979.
Massapequa. Plainedge Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," September 11–October 7, 1979.
Roslyn. Bryant Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," October 9–November 4, 1979.
Commack Public Library. "The Age of Discovery: The Arts of the 16th Century Europe," November 6–December 2, 1979.
New York. Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. "English Embroidery from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1580–1700: 'Twixt Art and Nature," December 11, 2008–April 12, 2009.
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