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September 2025

Order of the Golden Fleece - Dalmatic back, Imperial Treasury Vienna, Inv. Nr. KK 16.
15th century

Order of the Golden Fleece: Dalmatic and Tunicella

This past month, we have examined the magnificently embroidered vestments of the Order of the Golden Fleece, exhibited at the Imperial Treasury in Vienna. On this blog, you can find an article providing a general overview of the literature, as well as articles on the antependia, the three copes, and Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 3 months29. September 2025 ago
Order of the Golden Fleece - Chasuble front, Imperial Treasury Vienna, Inv. Nr. KK 14.
15th century

Order of the Golden Fleece: the embroidered chasuble

The past three weeks, we have been looking at the embroidered vestments of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Last week, we studied the three magnificent copes, and the week before, we looked at the two antependia. This week, we will examine my favourite piece: the chasuble. Taking pictures of Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 3 months22. September 2025 ago
Order of the Golden Fleece - Mary Cope, Imperial Treasury Vienna, Inv. Nr. KK 21.
15th century

Order of the Golden Fleece: the embroidered copes

Two weeks ago, I introduced you to the embroidered vestments of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Last week, we studied the iconography and the embroidery techniques on the two antependia. This week, we will have a look at the three copes that the priest, the deacon and the subdeacon Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 3 months ago
Order of the Golden Fleece - embroidered antependia
15th century

Order of the Golden Fleece: the antependia

Last week, I introduced you to the literature available on the vestments of the Order of the Golden Fleece. This week, we will have a look at what is believed to be the oldest part of the collection: the antependia. The Imperial Treasury in Vienna houses the part that covered Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 3 months ago
Order of the Golden Fleece - Detail of prophet Joel on the antependium
15th century

Order of the Golden Fleece: the embroidered vestments

In the coming weeks, we will explore the magnificent embroidered vestments of the Order of the Golden Fleece. These vestments are kept in Vienna, Austria, at the Weltliche Schatzkammer of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, also known as the Imperial Treasury. If there were such a thing as the UNESCO World Heritage Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 4 months1. September 2025 ago

Medieval Splendour in gold thread and silk

The Acupictrix, alias Dr Jessica Grimm, writes a weekly blog on medieval goldwork embroidery and related topics.

Dr Jessica Grimm is a member of Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Ancienes (CIETA), Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk, and S.E.W.

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