New York state is home to some of the most historic Episcopal churches in the country.

In most cases little is known about their vestment collections beyond a handful of clergy, parishioners and maybe a random graduate student or textile historian. Vestments and paraments have long been used as part of religious services going back thousands of years. Made from the finest materials and embroideries, the church has an especially rich history of their use from ancient medieval Opus Anglicanum “English Work” embroideries to contemporary creations by fabric artists using the latest in computer-assisted designs.