The orphrey and hood were made by the Benedictine Nuns of the Convent Of Our Lady Blessed Assumption, Brussels, for the silver jubilee of its foundress, Lady Mary Percy. The ophrey and hood have been added to a 19th century cope. The embroidered hood depicts a scene worked in silver and gold metal threads, using a couching technique know as Or Nue (shaded gold). Or Nue is a fiddly technique and this example shows great skill. You can see how the mutual threads in the main body of the embroidery have been worked horizontally, whereas the embroidered arches have been worked vertically.*
*From an information board
That is certainly very fine. I don’t recall anything like this from our last visit – but it was several years ago.
It is a temporary exhibition. I am not sure how long it is on for but it is well worth a visit.