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Notes on ‘Two Pieces of English Medieval Embroidery. 349 
Figure of saint in Embroidery in Sutton Benger Church.* 
unfortunately had the effect of cutting off the upper half of eight 
figures. 
The panels composing the strips have an average height of 12in., 
and as they appear to have been originally in sets of three, they 
evidently have been the orphreys of a set of vestments. From the 
difference in the design of the canopies it is clear that the original 
twenty-four panels formed two series of twelve each, which again 
contained two double sets of three. Now three panels are too 
short for a cope orphrey, but they are the right length for the 
orphreys of a dalmatic or tunicle, and there can be little doubt that 
this is their origin. There will thus be orphreys for two pairs of 
* This block is kindly lent by the Society of Antiquaries, 
