Acupictrix – Dr Jessica Grimm

Category: Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Embroidered vestments of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church part II

10. November 2025

15th century, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Germany

Last week, we looked at the first of a series of embroidered vestments from the Cathedral Treasury of St Mary’s in Gdańsk. This week, I have another one for you, featuring whimsical angels. The chasuble cross was likely embroidered in an embroidery workshop in Gdańsk around AD 1430. And there’s even a related piece in…
Embroidered vestments of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church

3. November 2025

15th century, Bohemia, Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Last week, I reviewed the long-awaited catalogue on the textiles of the Halberstadt Cathedral Treasury. Another Cathedral Treasury with many embroidered vestments from the late medieval period is now divided between Germany and Poland. As in Halberstadt, the textiles of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church had survived in the Cathedral Treasury up to the Second World…