1032.
Piece of Silk and Silver Brocade; ground, a brown olive; pattern, large flowers, some lilac, but mostly bright crimson, intermixed with much silver ornamentation. Lyons, 18th century. 2 feet 8-1/2 inches, by 1 foot 8-1/2 inches.
Another specimen of the same taste as No. 1031, but even more
garish. Like it, it seems to have served the purpose of a liturgical lap-*cloth,
or, as it used to be called, a barm-cloth.
1033.
Lectern-veil; ground, yellow satin; pattern, conventional flowers in applied velvet in blue, green, and crimson. Italian, early 17th century. 6 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 8 inches.
In fact the whole of this liturgical veil for the deacon's book-stand
is of the so-called "applied style;" that is, of pieces of satin and of
velvet cut out to the required shape, and sewed on the canvas ground,
and the edges bordered with a cord of silk, mostly white; and altogether
it has a rich appearance.
1035.
Bed-coverlet; ground, white thread net; pattern, flowers in white thread. Spanish, 17th century. 6 feet 5 inches by 5 feet 3-1/2 inches.
This specimen of netting and crochet needlework displays much
taste in its design of flowers, among which the rose and the pomegranate
are very conspicuous. It was wrought in four strips joined together by
narrow linen bands, and the whole edged with a shallow fringe.
