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Order of the Golden Fleece - embroidered antependia

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

Mary with Child on the chasuble of the Schlosser Ornat, Inv. Nr. 124 I-III, Dommuseum Frankfurt.

15th century

Do we collectively lose embroidery techniques and standards?

Not sure how many of you studied last week’s pictures of the Schlosser set of vestments, focusing on the embroidery techniques used. If you did, you might have spotted the same oddities as I did. For starters, there’s the ‘enhancement’ of the faces with oil paint. Not an unusual practice. The Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 2 years11. March 2024 ago