Exhibition Open until Sunday 5 February 2017

Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery

Discover a selection of the most outstanding surviving examples of English medieval embroidery, gathered from across Europe

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Photo of Boat building near Flatford Mill, John Constable (1776 - 1837), about 1815, England. Museum no. CIS. FA.3. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London — Boat building near Flatford Mill, John Constable (1776 - 1837), about 1815, England. Museum no. CIS. FA.3. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Photo of Sour orange, Citrus aurantium, Vincenzo Leonardi. Museum no. E.427-2009. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London — Sour orange, Citrus aurantium, Vincenzo Leonardi. Museum no. E.427-2009. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Photo of Portrait miniature of A Young Man Leaning Against a Tree Amongst Roses, possibly Robert Deveraux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601), Nicholas Hilliard, 1585-95. Museum no. P.163-1910. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London — Portrait miniature of A Young Man Leaning Against a Tree Amongst Roses, possibly Robert Deveraux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601), Nicholas Hilliard, 1585-95. Museum no. P.163-1910. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Photo of Disappointed Love, Francis Danby (1793 - 1861), 1821, England. Museum no. CIS FA.65[O]. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London — Disappointed Love, Francis Danby (1793 - 1861), 1821, England. Museum no. CIS FA.65[O]. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Photo of Lion - A Newfoundland Dog, Sir Edwin Landseer, 1824, England. Museum no. 852-1894. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London — Lion - A Newfoundland Dog, Sir Edwin Landseer, 1824, England. Museum no. 852-1894. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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