Liturgical & Ceremonial Items

41 pieces organized by “newest to oldest” as far as it’s addition to the site*. It’s a nice way to see what’s new, or view it all as a whole.
Use the drop menu for “Period Beadwork” above to separate items by century or item type.

*If an older piece reappears at the top, it’s due to my finding and adding additional photos and/or information and it’s publication date has been adjusted to reflect this.

14th Century: Cheb Antependium

13th Century: German Panels

14th Century: border with brakteats

15th Century: altar border with seed beads and brakteats

14th Century?: border with bratkeats

14th Century: Borders with brakteats and plaques

14th Century: Christ child cloak

14th Century: Christ child cloak

14th Century: Christ child cloak

14th Century: Christ child cloak

14th Century: Crist child cloak

14th Century: Marienmantelchen

14th Century: silk brakteats hanging

15th Century: Sarnan Child with Bezants/Brakteats

12th Century: So-called bag of King Stephen of Hungary

11th Century: reliquary cross

17th Century: waxblossed reliquary figures

13th Century: Ciborium/Ziborium (Host Box)

15th Century: Crib of the Infant Jesus

13th Century: Halberstadt Antependium

13th Century: Halberstadt Antependium

16th C Pearled Panels

16th Century: Pearled Panel

16th Century: The Annunciation

14th Century: Sudarium with Spangles

14th Century: Christ child cloak

13th Century: Host Box

15th Century: Kloster Ebstorf Panels

11th Century: Chalice Base

17th Century: Reliquary Crown of St Walburga

14th Century: Reliquary Bag

14th Century: Altar Edging

14th Century: Marienwerder Antependium

13th Century: Reliquary hanging

14th Century: Sudarium

13th Century: Square Reliquary Box

15th Century: Lamb Of God

13th Century: Orphrey, 1220-1224

12th Century: Pearled Cushion

12th Century Byzantine pearled decorative circle

11th Century: Reliquary Bag with plaques and pearls