COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.29.87
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
The Adoration of the Magi appears on one end of this exceptionally large, well-preserved altar covering from the convent of Altenberg, not far from Trier in Germany. Among other figures represented in richly textured embroidery are Christ as judge; Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and Thuringia, mother of a thirteenth-century abbess of Altenberg; and Saint Nicholas, patron saint of the convent. A monk in their company kneels on a coat of arms identified as that of Henricus de Cronenberg.
An inscription in Latin names the nuns who served as needleworkers?Sophia, Hadewigs, and Lucardis?and invokes Jesus with the prayer that their work be acceptable to him.
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Dates/Places:
German
Creator Name-CRT:
From the convent of Altenberg
Title:
Altarcloth (detail)
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
second half of 14th century
Creation Start Date:
1350
Creation End Date:
1399
Materials and Techniques:
Linen embroidered with satin, chain, chevron, and Romanian stitches
Creation Place:
From the convent of Altenberg
Dimensions:
156 x 47 1/4 in. (396.2 x 120 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
29.87
Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1929
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_29.87.tif
