1580–1620 Linen worked with silk thread; buttonhole, cross, outline, and herringbone stitches &quot;Blackwork&quot; 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.