The
Maaseik Embroideries
by (Dr)
Alexandra Makin (University of Manchester, England)
In 2015 I was granted permission to study
the eight embroideries that were discovered sewn to two silk fabrics. Together
these pieces made up a composite textile known as the casula of Sts Harlindis and Relindis, the sister saints who lived
and founded an abbey church in Aldeneik, Belgium, in the early 8th
century. The embroideries actually date to the late 8th to 9th
centuries and were sewn onto the silks at a later point in their history. The
composite textile was discovered in a reliquary on 2nd September
1867 and they are now housed in the treasury at St Catherine’s Church in
Maaseik, Belgium. In the early 1980s the composite piece was the focus of an
international investigation. Although the embroideries were part of that, they
were not studied from a technical perspective. This is what I wanted to do.
The
composite piece showing the embroideries along the two sides and middle,
forming an ‘H’ shape.
These beautiful embroideries consist of two
strips with roundel designs stitched in silk and gold thread; two strips, again
sewn with silk and gold threads, in an arcade design; and four monograms. The embroidery
on the monograms does not survive as well as that on the strips but there are
traces of silk and gold threads worked on a painted blue linen ground fabric (a
ground fabric is the fabric on which embroidery is stitched).
Top:
one of the roundel strips, bottom left: a detail of one of the arcade strips,
bottom right, one of the monograms.
In 2015 I was studying for my PhD at the
University of Manchester, England. My research was titled, ‘Embroidery and its
context in the British Isles and Ireland during the early medieval period (AD
450-1100)’. As part of this research I was analysing as many of the surviving
embroideries known, or thought, to have been made in the early medieval British
Isles and Ireland, that I could gain access to. To do this I took microscopic
images of the embroideries so that I could see how they were made: how the
design was transferred onto the ground fabric; what order the embroidery was
worked; how the stitches, threads and materials were used and how this
interacted with the design. I measured, amongst other things, the length of
stitches; and looked at how the gold thread was held in place; and the angles
of different stitches for comparison between areas on each embroidery, between
the eight Maaseik embroideries, and between these and other surviving examples.
From this evidence I wanted to tell the story of each embroidery - was it made
by an amateur or professional embroiderer or group of embroiderers, was it made
in a workshop, in one go or in stages, were all the materials from one batch or
different sources etc. I used this data to contextualise the embroideries with
other surviving pieces, documentary evidence and archaeological data. I could
then use all of this evidence to situate each embroidery within the material
culture of Anglo-Saxon England.
Microscopic
images: first: arcade, middle: roundel, last: monogram. Zoom x410
As part of the research visit I was able to
analyse the embroideries outside of their special climate controlled display
case. This meant that a team of conservators from the Royal Institute for
Cultural Heritage in Brussels (KIK-IRPA), led by Fanny van Cleven, had to come
to Maaseik to make sure the case was opened and the embroideries were removed
and handled correctly. The conservators took the opportunity to photograph the
embroideries for a digital project they were undertaking at the time. Fanny
also brought with her the archive documents from the earlier international
project, so I was able to see and collect data from the fibre, dye and other
analyses that had taken place as part of that work. Although my interest was
not with the textiles as such, this information enabled me to understand in
more detail the story of the fibres and dye used to create the embroideries.
The
embroideries and silks in the display case.
On the morning of my visit Anja, of the
Maaseik Museum’s Department, picked me up from my hotel. I was very excited
about the day ahead. We drove to St Catherine’s Church and met Fanny and her
team there. I was then given my first chance of seeing the embroideries in
their display case in the treasury. It was an atmospheric moment, to be able to
go down the steps at the side of the sanctuary, pass the statues of the sister
saints and into the dimly lit room to see not only the textiles but other
important religious objects housed in their cases. As the conservators unlocked
the case and took out the embroideries I took the opportunity to look round the
church, which is lovely and full of history. A must see for visitors.
Once the embroideries were set out I got my
first proper glimpse of these beautiful pieces. I had read so much about them but
could now see them properly for the first time. Published photographs did not
do the embroideries justice! Once I had got over my giddy excitement, I got to
work. I took photographs of each piece as a whole and then as close-ups. I then
spent the rest of the day taking microscopic images using a USB microscope that
enabled me to take photographs that could be saved directly on my laptop. I
also took measurements of the embroideries and their component parts, and
photographs of the archival material. During lunch I met another scholar who
was looking at one of the bibles, also housed in the treasury. We chatted a lot
about English and German Universities, research and work opportunities.
Once the day was over, and it went so
quickly, Anja took me back to my hotel. Back in my room I began to study the
images I had taken and organise the data I had collected. This was just as
exciting as the visit itself because I was able to see clearly the different stitches,
how they had been worked and the patterns they created within each motif. I
could also see how the gold thread had been stitched in place and manipulated
around corners to create different shapes. All this detailed information really
helped me understand how the embroideries were stitched and put together which,
in turn, has enabled me to write at least part of their life story, or object
biography to use the technical term.
Once I got back home to Manchester I
continued the analysis. I then used the data to place the Maaseik embroideries
within Anglo-Saxon material culture. In the end this became an integrated part
of my PhD thesis. After passing my viva I have begun to turn the thesis into a
book, which I hope to get published soon. There may also be the opportunity to
put some of my results on display within the new museum that has been proposed
for, amongst other objects, the embroideries. The story therefore continues and
I hope that in the near future many more people will learn about and be able to
see these special objects.
My warmest thanks go to everyone who helped
organised the visit, looked after me whilst I was there and have helped me
since.
Website: alexandramakin.wordpress.com
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