Index of Medieval Art

Work of Art Record 43692

Christie No.: 33 -
Christie No.: 33 -

Record No

43692

Collection

Opus Anglicanum: The Evelyn Thomas Database of Medieval English Embroidery

Inventory Number

Christie No.: 33

Location

United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London, British Museum

Date

1220 - 1250

Subject Headings

King

Notes

From the tomb of Walter de Cantelupe, Bishop of Worcester, 1236-1266. Possibly part of Jesse tree showing ancestors of Christ.

Fragment

Citations

Christie, A., English Medieval Embroidery (1938), pp. 68-69 no. 33; pls. XX, XXII C

Johnstone, P., High Fashion in the Church (2002), p. 37; fig. 30

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