Detail View: The AMICA Library: St. John the Baptist

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.96.89
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Textiles
Creator Nationality: 
England
Creator Name-CRT: 
England
Title: 
St. John the Baptist
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
c. 1400-1450
Creation Start Date: 
1400
Creation End Date: 
1450
Materials and Techniques: 
Silk, metallic; embroidery
Classification Term: 
Textiles
Dimensions: 
12 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (32.39 x 18.73 cm) (image)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
96.89
Credit Line: 
The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
Rights: 
Context: 
This image of John the Baptist was once probably part of a cope orphery, the patterned border area of a religious vestment. It is a particularly fine example of Opus Angelicanium, a style of English embroidery which was famous throughout Europe during the middle ages.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
MIA_.4518c.tif