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These garments show several different examples of garments that have been repaired with patches of various colors. Note the different stitching techniques used.
For a more decorative style of patchwork, see the linkspage on appliqué.
- A patched tunic worn by a blind beggar, the Smithfield Decretals (British Library Royal 10 E IV, fol. 110r), c. 1340
- The gown of a widow in St. Anthony Distributing his Wealth to the Poor by the Master of the Osservanza, c. 1440
- The garments worn by an allegorical depiction of Poverty in an illustration of Boccaccio and Andalo di Negro in De casibus (BNF Fr. 230, fol. 61), third quarter of the 15th century
- The cloak of Poverty in an illustration of Fortune and Poverty in De casibus (BNF Fr. 233, fol. 65), third quarter of the 15th century
- A patched cloak worn by a pilgrim (?), the works of mercy of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, c. 1475-1485
- Patched knees on the hose of a farmer in the Schachzabelbuch (ÖNB 3049, fol. 127r), 1479
(Several images show unpatched holes in the knees of men's hose, such as the beggars in the Avarice and Generosity, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève 246, fol. 3v , or Fortune and Poverty in De casibus, BNF Fr. 130, fol. 88)
- A servant's doublet in the Envy scene from The Seven Deadly Sins by Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1480
- A beggar to whom St. Martin gives alms, 1496
- A blind man's cloak in Death and the Blind Man, c. 1550-1600
- A patched stocking in a study of an old woman's face and a leg by Antonio Campi, c. 1569
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