Goldwork - Acupictrix - Dr Jessica Grimm

St Johann Burtscheid - Adoration of the Magi (dalmatic), embroidery late 14th century.

8. December 20258. December 202514th century, Germany, St Johann Burtscheid

St Johann in Burtscheid – 14th-century goldwork embroidery

In early 2024, I discovered the charming 14th-century goldwork embroideries of the former Abbey Church of St. Johann in Burtscheid, near Aachen, […]

Goldwork Embroidery made in Venice - Mitre KG 709, Germanisches National Museum

1. December 20251. December 202514th century, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Italy

Goldwork Embroidery from Venice – 14th-century Mitre KG 709

In the coming blog posts, we will look at medieval goldwork embroidery produced in Venice, Italy. We are going to start with […]

25. November 202525. November 202515th century, Germany, Tutorial

Goldwork embroidery tutorial: Fancy Floral Blanket

In the past, my tutorials have shown you how to layer different layers ofembroidery on top of each other to get a […]

Embroidered vestments - Green cope with embroidered orphreys (detail), M 25, Sankt Annen Museum.

17. November 202515th century, France, Sankt Annen Museum Lübeck

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

The past two weeks, we have looked at two beautifully embroidered vestments from the Cathedral Treasury of Gdańsk, Poland. The first one […]

Embroidered vestments - Red chasuble (back) with detail embroidered cross, KG 1332.

10. November 202510. November 202515th century, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Germany

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

Last week, we looked at the first of a series of embroidered vestments from the Cathedral Treasury of St Mary’s in Gdańsk. […]

Embroidered vestments - White chasuble (detail back) with Bohemian embroidery, Germanisches Nationalmuseum KG 1331.

3. November 20253. November 202515th century, Bohemia, Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Embroidered vestments of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church

Last week, I reviewed the long-awaited catalogue on the textiles of the Halberstadt Cathedral Treasury. Another Cathedral Treasury with many embroidered vestments […]

Medieval Stumpwork - Detail Dormition, Domschatz Fritzlar, Inv. Nr. 705071, around AD 1500, Germany.

20. October 202520. October 202516th century, Domschatz Fritzlar, Germany, Stumpwork

Medieval Stumpwork: a chasuble at Domschatz Fritzlar

After having shown you a chasuble cross and a chasuble with outstanding medieval stumpwork, you might feel a little disappointed with this […]

Medieval Stumpwork Chasuble Domschatzmuseum Chur

12. October 202512. October 202516th century, Domschatzmuseum Chur, Stumpwork, Switzerland

Medieval Stumpwork: a chasuble at Domschatzmuseum Chur

Last week, we examined a medieval stumpwork chasuble cross from the Domschatzmuseum Chur in Switzerland. This week, I have a very special […]

Medieval stumpwork chasuble cross, around AD 1500, Domschatzmuseum Chur

6. October 20256. October 202516th century, Domschatzmuseum Chur, Stumpwork, Switzerland

Medieval Stumpwork: a chasuble cross @ Domschatzmuseum Chur

Last year, whilst on my way to visit my friend Sister M. Chiara, I stumbled upon some lovely medieval stumpwork at the […]

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

29. September 202529. September 202515th century, Belgium, Imperial Treasury Vienna, or nué

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 […]

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