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A work made of linen, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave and linen plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, linen and gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores in cross, outline, satin, split and stem stitches; couching.

Picture (Probably from an Orphrey Band Depicting Christ before Mary Magdalene), 1400-1425

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Panel, 1401-1425

A work made of silk, satin damask weave.

Panel (Two Lengths Joined), 1400-1425

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill weave interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; left selvage present.

Fragment, 1401-1450

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, twill weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts.

Fragment, 1425-1475

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-silk-wrapped silk in split and stem stitches; laid work and couching..

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 1400-1450

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain and twill interlacings.

Fragment, 1401-1450

Cream-colored weaving featuring a floral motif in reddish brown, one main flower in the middle with others surrounding it.

Panel, 1450-1500

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk supplementary facing wefts; supplementary warps forming pile-on-pile cut velvet with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas with voided velvet.

Fragment, 1450-1500

Textile fragment, light brown background with darker patterning of wide vine-line forms with leaves and flourishes, outlined in red thread.

Fragment, 1450-1500

A work made of silk cut velvet embroidered with couched gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; later additions: orphrey band.

Cope, 1450-1500

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Portion of a Chasuble, 1450-1500

A work made of silk, satin weave, cut solid velvet.

Portion of a Chasuble, 1450-1500

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Fragment, 1450-1500

A work made of silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warp in weft-float faced 1:4 's' twill interlacings and with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Chasuble Back, 1450-1500

A work made of silk, gold gilt strip wound around linen fiber core, integrated weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Orphrey Depicting the Resurrection of St. Mary, 1450-1500

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary brocading wefts tied by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 1450-1500

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; stamped.

Fragment, 1450-1500

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by secondary binding warps in a weft-float faced 2:1 twill interlacing.

Orphrey Panel (Depicting the Nativity), 1450-1500

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk supplementary facing wefts forming weft loop pile in areas and with supplementary pile warps forming cut, pile-on-pile, voided velvet; band of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and extended ground and supplementary patterning weft wrapped cut and uncut fringe; lined with cotton, plain weave.

Panel from an Altar Frontal, 1450-1500

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