Photos – Medieval Clothing Research

1501 portraits of Nuremberg Muenzmeister and wife

Nic Museums, Photos May 23, 2016June 29, 201916th century, Bavaria, Munich, painting 0 Comment

Photos taken in December 2015 in the Bavarian National Museum, Munich.

This is an interesting example of what many call the ‘Hausbuch’ dress and shows the transition period well.

Flickr set:

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c.1455 Columba Altar details, Rogier van der Weyden (Alte Pinakothek, Munich)

Nic Fieldtrip, Museums, Photos January 3, 2016June 29, 201916th century, Alte Pinakothek, close-up details, Columba altar, painting 0 Comment

c. 1455 Altar triptych by Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464)

The altar triptych got its name from its place of origin, the church of St Columba in Cologne. The central panel shows the Adoration of the Magi, the left wing depicts the Annunciation, and the right wing the Presentation in the Temple.

Details of footwear:

Details of fabric (two Kings on centre panel, one priest on right wing):

The complete set of photographs can be found on Flickr.

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Museum photos: 1535-40 Passion shrine sculpture (Schnuetgen Museum, Cologne)

Nic Museums, Photos November 20, 2015November 23, 201516th century, Cologne, early modern period, Museum Schnütgen, sculpture 0 Comment

It is rare to find three-dimensional depictions of clothing, but with this wood-sculpted shrine from 1535-40 (Lower Rhine area) we have access to a variety of angles and views of dress of the period. Depicted is the Passion of Christ, with protagonists dressed in high fashion.

I am planning to return to the Museum Schnuetgen, which is truly a treasure trove for late medieval textiles, plus so much more, and when I do I will make sure my camera’s battery does not run out midway through. As it was, the photos were taken by my usual camera and also by my phone. Fortunately the quality of the latter was better than I had feared.

Enjoy the top, back, front, side, upwards and downwards views of sculpted dress-details.

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Museum photos: 1549 panel of Colonel Wilhelm Froelich (Landesmuseum Zuerich)

Nic Museums, Photos November 16, 2015November 16, 201516th century, painting, Reislaeufer 0 Comment

Goodness, where did the last two months and a bit go? In a work-mad blur of the new academic year! Anyway, here are some close-up photos of the Swiss Colonel Wilhelm Froelich, who ignored Zwingli’s Reisläufer ban and went to war for the French side. This meant that he lost his status as a Zürich citizen, but in 1556 he was ennobled by the French king.

Museum info:
Tafelgemälde. Herrenporträt Wilhelm Frölich. Ganzfiguriges Bildnis mit Wappen und Oberwappen der Familie Frölich. Maler Hans Asper. Öl auf Holz, Tempera;; Rahmen: Holz. Datiert 1549. Masse: Höhe 213 cm, Breite 111 cm. (LM-8622)

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Museum Photos: 1660-80 pink stays (V&A museum)

Nic Museums, Photos September 19, 201517th century, historical dress, stays, V&A museum 0 Comment

1660-80 pink silk stays, Victoria & Albert museum. Photos taken in April 2003.

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10446/stays-and-busk-unknown/

Place of origin: Holland (possibly, made)

Date: 1660-1680 (made)

Materials and Techniques: Watered silk, silk ribbon, linen, baleen, silk thread, hand sewn, hand embroidered

Museum number: T.14&A-1951

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Museum Photos: c.1475 Martyrdom of St Sebastian, Bavaria (Wallraf-Richartz Museum Cologne)

Nic Museums, Photos September 18, 201515th century, Cologne, Northern Renaissance 0 Comment

Photos taken in August 2015 in the Wallraf-Richartz museum in Cologne.

C.1475 unknown Bavarian master.

Museum Photos: 1350 reliquary bust (Museum Schnütgen)

Nic Museums, Photos September 5, 201514th century, Cologne, religious art, sculpture 0 Comment

Reliquary bust with Kruseler veil, around 1350. Cologne, walnut wood.

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Museum Photos: 1673 embroidered wedding suit (V&A)

Nic Museums, Photos August 25, 201517th century, goldwork embroidery, historical dress, historical embroidery, male historical dress, silver embroidery 0 Comment

Photos taken on 18th April 2003 in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Wedding suit:

Place of origin: England, Great Britain (made)
Date: 1673 (made)
Materials and Techniques: Wool, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt thread and lined with red silk

Clothing construction details in paintings: 1464-66 Master of the Lyversberg Passion, Cologne

Nic Historical Dress, Object Reconstruction, Photos August 22, 201515th century, Clothing details, Cologne, male historical dress, Wallraf-Richartz Museum 0 Comment

Master of the Lyversberg Passion (active in Cologne, c. 1450 – c. 1490): Two wings of a Passion Altar (Lyversberg Passion), c. 1464–1466. Oak, 92 x 67 cm (each scene). Acquired in 1864 with funds from the Richartz-Fonds. WRM 0143 – 0150.

The altar panels are in the Wallraf-Richartz museum, Cologne, Germany. Further information: http://www.wallraf.museum/en/collections/middle-ages/floorplan/gallery-7/

The image to the left is from the Rheinisches Bildarchiv.

The photos below in this post are from the bottom left panel of the left wing of the Lyversberg Passion altar, taken by myself on 18th August 2015. The figures below are secular ones in a religious altar piece.

Detail of spiral-laced calf opening to fit clothes skintight, and seam line at back of leg.

Construction details of seam placement in doublet A, and buttoned side closure in B.

Pin fastening on woman’s head veil.

Construction detail of man’s doublet C. Triangulate this secondary visual source with the primary source of the 14th century pourpoint of Charles de Blois, and the similarity of sleeve/shoulder seam placements becomes evident despite the fact the pourpoint dates from the 4th quarter of the 14th century, thus 100 years prior.