The 15th Century

Background

Extant Examples

• England
  • Chausble
  • Cardinal Morton's cope
  • Chasuble
  • Fragment of an ecclesiastical vestment or altarcloth
• Germanic States
  • Wool on Linen
    • Jagd Hanging
    • Jagd Hanging II
    • Speculum Hanging
    • Anna Hanging
    • Elisabeth Hanging
    • Hanging
    • Hanging
    • Hanging
    • Wool Work Hanging
    • Wool Work Hanging - detail
    • Wool Work Hanging - detail
    • Tree of Jess Hanging
    • Wool Work Hanging
    • Wool Work Hanging
    • Wool Work Hanging - detail
    • Wool Work Hanging
  • Counted Stitch
    • Fragment of Band in Long Armed Cross Stitch
    • Border Fragment with Heraldic Elements
  • Applique
    • Heraldic Embroidery - Firestone and Flint (Swiss?)
    • Bag with Figure of Saint Bartholomo
    • Bag with Figures
    • Chasbuble with Appliqued Angels
    • Banner
    • Double Headed Eagle Banner
    • Religious Banner
    • Raised Work Dragon
  • Goldwork
    • Mitre
    • Border Fragment with Star of David?
    • Cope
    • Hood
    • Panel
    • Large Panel
    • Fragment
  • Lacis/Filet
    • Filet Fragment with Stitched Medallions
• Italian States
  • Embroidery from an Altar Frontal: Coronation of the Virgin (Florence)
  • Chasuble
  • Chasuble
  • Set of Vestments (Florence)
  • Chasuble (Genoa)
  • Cross from Chasuble
  • Chasuble
• Spain
  • Retable and Altar Frontal
  • Fragment
  • Hood
• Middle East
  • Armenian
  Embroidered processional banner of 1448
• France
  • Chasuble and Mitre
  • Chasuble and Mitre
  • Mitre - Back
  • Orphrey (with Fleur de Lys)
  • Chasuble (Tree of Jess)
    • Detail
    • Detail
    • Detail
    • Detail
    • Detail
• Scandinavia
  • Gilt Leather Intarsia Panel and Closeup
  • Intarsia Wall Hanging
  • Hood
  • Mitre
• Eastern Europe
  • Russia
    • Embroidery with a Church Procession
    • Icon: St. Sergius of Radonezh
    • Novogrod Shroud
    • Blue/Major Sakkos
  • Serbia
    • The Eulogy of Nun Euphemia to Prince Lazar (Bottom of Page)
    • Various Embroideries (Can anyone translate page?)
  • Byzantine/Greek
    • Aer-Epitaphios
  • Poland
    • Chasuble
  • Romania
    • Epitaphios: Funeral Lamentation
• Flemish
  • Embroidery with the Annunciation or Detail
  • Chasuble David de Bourgogne (Christ on the Cross, Entry of Christ into Jerusalem)
  • Hood from Cope
  • Dalmatic
  • Chausble
  • Chasuble
  • Chasuble
  • Chasuble
  • Chasuble
  • Dalmatic (The Apostles, patrons)
  • Cope (Catherine of Alexandra, Paul of Tarse)
  • Chasuble (Paul of Tarse, Apostle Peter, Angel)
  • Chasuble (Christ on the Cross, John the Evangelist, Baby Jesus)
  • Chasuble (Apostles, John the Evangelist)
  • Cope (Early life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph)
  • Cope (Gregory the Great, Saints, Apostles)
  • Chasuble (Jesus, Mary Magdalene)
  • Antependium of St Martin
  • Fragment
  • Chalice Cover
  • Chasuble (Archangel Gabriel and Mary)
  • Heraldic Fragment (Simple outline, Fleur de Lys on heater)
  • Processional Canopy
  • Dalmatic
  • Banner
  • Banner
  • Triptarch and Back
  • Cope and Dalmatic (article with more images)