 They were made out of partially gilded Brazilian wood.The largest pipe is 6 m high and has a diameter of 0.28 m. King John V had commissioned liturgical vestments from master embroiderers from Genoa and Milan, such as Giuliano Saturni and Benedetto Salandri, and from France.They attest of superb quality and workmanship by their embroidering in gold technique and the use of silk thread in the same colour.