The Musée de Cluny presented a lovely collection of embroidered alms pouches from the 14th century in its 2019/2020 exhibition. Some were definitely made in Paris; others were made in cities elsewhere in France known for their embroidery workshops, such as Toulouse, Lyon, and Tours. Although the names under the Read more
Last week, we looked at an embroidered maniple from the Stiftsmuseum Xanten dating to the 14th-century. This week, we will study a beautifully embroidered alms pouch from the same era and kept at the same museum. Non-religious embroidery from the Middle Ages has rarely survived. This particular secular alms pouch Read more
Last week, we looked at the mitre of St Isidoro, with beautiful pearl embroidery, dating to the second quarter of the 14th century. Today’s mitre with pearl embroidery is slightly younger, dating to the last quarter of the 14th century, and was likely made in Paris. It was once housed Read more