Heraldic Embroidery

	Heraldic Embroidery
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These links show a variety of ways to use needlework to embellish items with heraldry. The links under the Related Pages bar (at left) offer additional examples from illustrations that may represent heraldic embroidery as well. See additional articles by Christian de la Holacombe and Rafaella d'Allemtejo. Purse embroidered with the arms of Jan II van Brabant and his wife Margaretha, 1291-1310 Ecclesiastical stole with the heraldry of leading noble families (V&A T.343-1921), c. 1290-1340 Hanging depicting the story of Tristan, c. 1300 Hanging depicting prophets, c. 1300 Embroidered purse with coats of arms, 14th century (GNM T 518; more details here, here, here, here, and here); compare to a similar example at the bottom of this page The Syon Cope, which features heraldry on the orphrey bands (V&A 83-1864), c. 1300-1320 Embroidery with leopards that may have originally been part of a caparison for Edward III (Cluny 20367), first third of the 14th century The Malterer Hanging, c. 1310-1320 Superfrontal band for an altar with a pattern of quatrefoils and inscriptions (V&A T.70-1923), first half of the 14th century Chasuble with the heraldry of Sir Thomas Erpingham (V&A T.256 to B-1967), c. 1400-1430 Hanging depicting hunt scenes, c. 1430 Chasuble with orphreys with the coat of arms of the Duke of Warwick (V&A 402-1907), c. 1434-1445 Heraldic mantle with the coats of arms of Artois and Burgundy, third quarter of the 15th century Embroidered heraldic bag at a museum in Bulle, Switzerland Long cushion cover with the arms of Warneford-Yates (V&A T.120-1932), c. 1540 The Calthorpe Purse, possibly made to commemorate the marriage of Sir Henry Parker and Elizabeth Calthorpe (V&A T.246-1927), c. 1540 Embroidered bookbinding on Historia Ecclesiastica, 1569; see English Embroidered Bookbindings Gaming purse with a pair of shields bearing coats of arms (MoL), c. 1590-1620 Pillow cover made to celebrate the marriage of Bernard Grenville and Elizabeth Bevill (V&A T.262-1968), 1592 Tent-stitched slip with the coat of arms of Fitzwilliam impaling Sydney (V&A T.46-1972), c. 1600 Cushion cover with the royal arms of England (V&A 816-1893), c. 1603-1625 Carpet with 20 heraldic shields with alliances of the St. John family (V&A T.152-1930), c. 1605 Embroidered heraldic ornaments: MFA 51.266 and 51.267, 1633 An embroidered binding in purple satin on a copy of The Whole Book of Psalms, 1641 Purse with heraldry, a motto and a laurel wreath, 17th century

These links show a variety of ways to use needlework to embellish items with heraldry. The links under the Related Pages bar (at left) offer additional examples from illustrations that may represent heraldic embroidery as well.

See additional articles by Christian de la Holacombe and Rafaella d'Allemtejo.

Purse embroidered with the arms of Jan II van Brabant and his wife Margaretha, 1291-1310
Ecclesiastical stole with the heraldry of leading noble families (V&A T.343-1921), c. 1290-1340
Hanging depicting the story of Tristan, c. 1300
Hanging depicting prophets, c. 1300
Embroidered purse with coats of arms, 14th century (GNM T 518; more details here, here, here, here, and here); compare to a similar example at the bottom of this page
The Syon Cope, which features heraldry on the orphrey bands (V&A 83-1864), c. 1300-1320
Embroidery with leopards that may have originally been part of a caparison for Edward III (Cluny 20367), first third of the 14th century
The Malterer Hanging, c. 1310-1320
Superfrontal band for an altar with a pattern of quatrefoils and inscriptions (V&A T.70-1923), first half of the 14th century
Chasuble with the heraldry of Sir Thomas Erpingham (V&A T.256 to B-1967), c. 1400-1430
Hanging depicting hunt scenes, c. 1430
Chasuble with orphreys with the coat of arms of the Duke of Warwick (V&A 402-1907), c. 1434-1445
Heraldic mantle with the coats of arms of Artois and Burgundy, third quarter of the 15th century
Embroidered heraldic bag at a museum in Bulle, Switzerland
Long cushion cover with the arms of Warneford-Yates (V&A T.120-1932), c. 1540
The Calthorpe Purse, possibly made to commemorate the marriage of Sir Henry Parker and Elizabeth Calthorpe (V&A T.246-1927), c. 1540
Embroidered bookbinding on Historia Ecclesiastica, 1569; see English Embroidered Bookbindings
Gaming purse with a pair of shields bearing coats of arms (MoL), c. 1590-1620
Pillow cover made to celebrate the marriage of Bernard Grenville and Elizabeth Bevill (V&A T.262-1968), 1592
Tent-stitched slip with the coat of arms of Fitzwilliam impaling Sydney (V&A T.46-1972), c. 1600
Cushion cover with the royal arms of England (V&A 816-1893), c. 1603-1625
Carpet with 20 heraldic shields with alliances of the St. John family (V&A T.152-1930), c. 1605
Embroidered heraldic ornaments: MFA 51.266 and 51.267, 1633
An embroidered binding in purple satin on a copy of The Whole Book of Psalms, 1641
Purse with heraldry, a motto and a laurel wreath, 17th century