Aumônière" from the Countes de Bar"

Pouch said to 
belong to " the 
Countess of Bar "
France, 14th century 
Silk, god and silver thread 
H. 0.36 m ; W. 0.32 m
Saint-Mihiel
Abbey (Meuse)
Acq., 1888 ; CL 11787

This pouch, made of green silk embroidered with gold and silver thread and silk thread, decorated with the grotesque figures of fools and jugglers, is a secular creation from the mid-14th century. It is said to have belonged to a Countess of Bar, benefactor of the Saint-Mihiel Abbey.