heaveninawildflower:Fragment of Blackwork (British, circa 1590). Silk and gilt-metal-wrapped thread
heaveninawildflower:Fragment of Blackwork (British, circa 1590). Silk and gilt-metal-wrapped thread on linen. ‘Blackwork’ or monochrome silk embroidery on white linen was a fashionable embellishment for dress in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Image and text information courtesy The Met -- source link