Purse depicting lovers, worked in Paris c. 1340 Linen embroidered in silk in split, chain, stem and knot stitches, the background of gold threads couched with red silk. 'Medieval Craftsmen: Embroiderers' by Kay Staniland pg 43
Wawel cathedral museum, French pouch from ca embroidered in silk and metal thread, with a lovely row of tassels :-) It measures approx. 5 * cm, height with tassels 21 cm.
Purse Date: early century Culture: French Medium: Silk, linen, gold leaf Dimensions: Overall: 5 x x Classification: Textiles Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 Accession Number:
Beutel (Damen). Darstellung von Liebespaaren und Wappen u.a. des Grafen von Hohenberg und des Freiherren von Sträflingen. Seidenstickerei auf Leinen, Gobelinstich; : Seidenquaster, Leinenfutter. Um 1320. Herkunft: Wallis. Masse: Höhe 21.5 cm, Breite 21 cm. (LM-1825.a)
Pouch (Forel) Date: century Culture: French Medium: Silk and metal thread on canvas. Dimensions: Overall: 8 x x Classification: Textiles Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946 Accession Number:
Purse with Two Figures under a Tree Date: century Culture: French Medium: Embroidery in silk & metal thread on canvas Dimensions: Overall (with tassels): 11 × 6 in. × cm) Purse only: 8 × 6 in. × cm) Storage (Box): 16 × 12 in.
ca. 1340, Paris, France. (Reverse) Lovers playing a game with a hood in a garden. Six and 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; topside-couched gold and silver threads on linen with silk polychrome embroidery in split, chain, stem, and knot stitches. (Color picture and some information from Camille, p. 50; additional b+w photo and further detail from Schuette and Müller-Christensen, pp. 136, 311)
Purse embroidered with English and French coats of arms, linen embroidered with silk and gold and lined with blue linen. Done in long arm cross stitch.
Purse with Two Figures under a Tree Date: century Culture: French Medium: Embroidery in silk & metal thread on canvas Dimensions: Overall (with tassels): 11 × 6 in. × cm) Purse only: 8 × 6 in. × cm) Storage (Box): 16 × 12 in.