We would like to wish you all a happy weekend with a historical textile.
This week we focus on a lovely silk embroidery from England. It’s a high class work aka Opus Anglicanum. The embroidery comes from Skå church and is dated to
1250- 1350 AD. Now in the collections of Statens Historiska museum in Sweden.
Silk on linen. Here we can see a close up on a table cloth. Table cloths of the time were often depicted as woven in goose eye/ twill variation.
Our twenty-fifth and last calendar post is an embroidery in silk and gold. From Vadstena convent church, Sweden.
Here we can see a close up on the newly born baby Jesus and his mother Mary.
The embroidery is dated early 15th century.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden.
We would like to thank you all that have followed our advent calendar and wish you all a Merry Christmas.
/ Amica and Maria.
Our eighteenth calendar post is an embroidery. From Västerås- Barkarö church, Sweden. It’s a work from north Germany.
Here we can see a close up on the embroidery. Metal thread embroidered on linen. The metal is spun around a silk core.
The item dates to ca. 1500 AD.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden
Our seventeenth calendar post is an embroidery. From Skå church, Sweden. It’s an Opus Anglicanum work, from England.
Here we can see a close up on the embroidery. Silk and gold on linen. The silk is sewn in split stitch. The embroidery is of the highest class.
The item dates to 1250- 1350 AD. Most likely 1330-1350.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden
Our sixteenth calendar post is an embroidery. From Dalhem church, Sweden.
Here we can see a close up on one of the claws. Wool on wool. With decorations in gilded leather.
The item dates to 15th century.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden
Our thirteenth calendar post is a long armed cross stitch embroidery. The embroidery comes from Fogdö church, Sweden
Here we can see Maria Magdalena. Material is wool on linen.
The embroidery dates 1475- 1500 AD.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden
Our twelfth calendar post is a cocktail of things. It’s a relief velvet, a selvage of the velvet, a woven band and a embroidery in gold thread. The object is a cope from Vallentuna, Sweden
The majority of the materials are in silk. The embroidery seems be made on linen or hemp fabric.
The cope dates 1450- 1500 AD.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden
Our seventh calendar post is a purse made out of a reused embroidery, with a backside of leather, from an unknown Swedish church.
Here we can see Maria Magdalena. The embroidery is made out of silk and metal thread.
The dating is late 15th or early 16th century.
Now in collections of Historiska museet, Sweden
Our fifth calendar post is an embroidery, a flower on a gilded leather embroidery. It is from Skokloster, Sweden.
Here we can see a close up on the application. A flower in half linen half wool.
The embroidery is dated to 15th century.
Now in the collections of Historiska museet, Sweden.
Our third calendar post is an embroidery. This one is from north Germany.
Here we can see a dragon in appliqué. Wool on wool.
The embroidery is dated 1370-1400.
Now in collections of V&A, UK.
