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Fragment with heraldic devices. German, 14th

Cen tury. Coloured silks in brick stitch on lin en.

52 thread per inch evenweave fabric

Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Textiles department, FrameI-8, Cat# 859-1899.

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|    | White (DMC White)

fH Green (DMC 580)

n ^Black (DMC 310)

Cream (DMC Ecru) Blue (DMC 519)

Color Key

					A
				A
					U
	A	A	A	U
			U
	\)
		\)

The Stitch

^14th & 15th Cen tury German Counted Thread Embroidery II: A Heraldic Fragment

Copyright (c) 1994 Timothy J. Mitchell.

This sheet may be reproduced and reprinted as long as the author is credited, and no fee is charged.

1.    The colors on this piece may be slightly faded, especially the cream and blue. The white eagle on a cream background does not show up very well, and I think the cream was a much deeper shade originally.

2.    Examination of the worn spots on the original piece where the fabric and needle holes show, compared with the existing stitches show that each stitch was done twice (see B on the left), i.e. brick stitch. I have graphed the pattern showing one pass per stitch, in the interest of clarity, and because the pattern can be stitched either way.

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