St. Agatha
ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, pp. 306–307
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows, 1963
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Holding her attribute, a pair of pincers with one of her severed breasts, Agatha stands before a textile embroidered repeatedly in gold with a phoenix rising from flames. The motif is appropriate to Agnes as the patron of forging and casting. The cast jewelry in the bottom border provides further reference to this patronage.