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Medieval Silke Flowers
Mechelen

Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis kindly supplied these pictures for my research.

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Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis

Silk thread flowers made in Belgium around 1500 ce. Flowers are about 2 or 3 centimeters in size (average). All pictures are of the same reliquary.

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Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis

A picture of the overall reliquary. It measures 53 inches high by 38.5 inches wide without the side panels.

Visit the Museum that houses this piece.

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Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis
Pictures of the hortus conclusus at the Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis

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Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis

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Stedelijke Musea Mechelen, Belgium, Museum Schepenhuis