Index of Medieval Art

Work of Art Record 43345

Christie No.: 63 -
Christie No.: 63 -

Record No

43345

Collection

Opus Anglicanum: The Evelyn Thomas Database of Medieval English Embroidery

Inventory Number

Christie No.: 63

Location

United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London, Victoria and Albert Museum

Date

1275 - 1305

Subject Headings

Virgin Mary, Annunciation

Notes

Orphrey once attached to a chasuble of a later date.

Formerly in the Collection of George Saville Seligmann. Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1922.

Citations

De Farcy, L., Broderie, Suppl. II (1919), p. 153; pl. 194(2)

Christie, A., English Medieval Embroidery (1938), pp. 118-120 no. 63; pls. LXX, LXXI; figs. 107-109

London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Opus Anglicanum (1963), p. 34 cat. 60

Ottawa, National Gallery, Art and Courts (1972), I, pp. 168-169 no. 3; II, pls. 122, 122A, 122B

Return to List