This is a recording of a live online event held on Wednesday 8 November 2023

Opus Anglicanum literally means English work. It was made for royalty and the Church in the 13th to 15th centuries by professional embroiderers, both men and women, based in the City of London. Today most of what remains are the pieces for the Church which were collected by Popes – one Pope had collected 40 pieces by the time of his death.

The hallmarks of Opus Anglicanum are the Goldwork technique of underside couching and the individuality given to each of the figures depicted in all of the pieces. In this Talk, Dr Susan Kay-Williams will highlight the stitching and the individual copes and chasubles that still remain, along with some insight into the colours used.

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